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July 01, 2013
Sr. Maura Brannick brings health care to working poor, unemployed
Sr. Maura Brannick, CSC, would rather talk about a homeless man named Willy than about meeting then-President George H.W. Bush aboard Air Force One.
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July 01, 2013
Six join CHA Board of Trustees; Yordy is chair-elect
Five ministry leaders and a bishop were elected to CHA's Board of Trustees at the annual meeting of the membership held here during the 2013 Catholic Health Assembly.
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July 01, 2013
The injustice of poverty compels Fr. Frechette to care for Haiti's orphans
Daily headlines scream the world is a tough place, and the playing field is uneven. Anger over the injustices motivates Fr. Richard Frechette, CP, to get involved.
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July 01, 2013
System leaders try fresh approaches while staying true to mission
Four system executives discussed new organizational structures, innovative approaches to improve care and reduce costs, and staying true to mission at a transformative time in health care during a discussion at the 2013 Catholic Health Assembly.
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July 01, 2013
Finding certainty in uncertain times by living the ministry's mission
"Living Mission in a Changing World," the theme of this year's Catholic Health Assembly, is not what we fear, but what we embrace. It is our prophetic call.
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July 01, 2013
The best end-of-life care is customized to the individual patient
While triumphs of medical science allow people to live years with chronic heart failure or other serious chronic disease, such treatment advances also have made it a lot harder for people in America to die a natural death, said Dr. Ira Byock.
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July 01, 2013
Compassionate care of those with life-limiting illness requires presence
In a "death-denying, death-defying" contemporary culture, Catholic care providers are called to better formulate a Christian response to the ill and frail facing decline, dependence and dying, said pediatrician Sr. Nuala Kenny, OC.
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July 01, 2013
CHA releases theology paper on membership criteria
In an overview of the first year of a three-year study to determine membership criteria for CHA — specifically, to determine whether for-profit and non-Catholic organizations can be CHA members — theologian M. Therese Lysaught told participants in a June 3 Innovation Forum during the 2013 Catholic Health Assembly here that several key areas calling for further theological development had emerged.
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July 01, 2013
Mercy, SSM donate breast cancer care through Gateway to Hope
Throughout the hot summer of 2012, Kimberly Smothers worked 50 to 60 hours a week in an air conditioner factory. She knew she had a lump in her breast but couldn't find the time to have it checked.
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July 01, 2013
Farm at St. Joe's cultivates community commitment to healthy living
To teach about the importance of healthy lifestyles in southeast Michigan, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is building community not just at its hospitals, but at its farm.