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October 01, 2013
Catholic Health Initiatives, Texas Heart Institute pursue partnership agreement
Catholic Health Initiatives and the Texas Heart Institute said on Sept. 16 they have entered into exclusive negotiations toward a new partnership for research and education on cardiovascular diseases to be funded by $220 million over the next decade.
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October 01, 2013
With a healthy dose of silliness, Clowns on Call frees kids to be kids
If laughter is the best medicine, it stands to reason that a clown's bedside manner can do wonders to help a sick child heal.
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October 01, 2013
Batter up: Saint Agnes Hospital dusts off a piece of Babe Ruth's history
Restoring the baseball field where young Babe Ruth smashed his first towering home runs is the centerpiece of a plan by Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore to transform a former school site that adjoins its health care complex.
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October 01, 2013
Bon Secours' benefits ease the strain for low-income employees
Several years ago, managers at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va., were frustrated with the high level of absenteeism among low-wage workers on the Friday after payday.
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October 01, 2013
St. Joseph adopting open technology platform to improve medical data use
St. Joseph Health of Irvine, Calif., is investing in a technology platform that its leaders believe will enable clinicians and patients to share medical information more effectively.
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October 01, 2013
St. Francis frames mounting challenge of caring for Hawaii's frail elderly
Hawaii is first in the nation by many measures of health and well-being. It tops the Gallup-Healthways' Well-Being Index, which gives it bragging rights as the happiest state
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October 01, 2013
Hospitals urged to spread the word about health insurance exchanges
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, CHA president and chief executive officer, is encouraging hospital leaders and their community partners to educate the uninsured about historic new opportunities to enroll in affordable health insurance coverage.
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September 15, 2013
Keeping Up
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September 15, 2013
St. Mary's Good Samaritan plans to acquire Clay County Hospital in Illinois
St. Mary's Good Samaritan of Centralia, Ill., plans to acquire the 22-bed Clay County Hospital in Flora, Ill., by the end of the year.
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September 15, 2013
Archdiocese of Philadelphia aims to sell seven eldercare facilities
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia hopes to help remedy its "difficult financial situation" by marketing for sale the six nursing homes and an assisted living facility that it owns under its Catholic Health Care Services organization, the archdiocese said in a statement.