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May 01, 2013
Trinity Health, Catholic Health East announce leadership for merged organization
A new organization being forged in merger discussions between Catholic Health East and Trinity Health will be headed on an interim basis by leaders drawn from both organizations.
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May 01, 2013
Swedish resigns CHA chairmanship, Proctor steps in early
Joseph Swedish has resigned as chairman of the CHA Board of Trustees as he settles into his new job running the health insurance giant, WellPoint.
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May 01, 2013
Supportive Care Coalition to give awards for spirituality, quality in palliative care
The Supportive Care Coalition: Advancing Excellence in Palliative Care will honor three palliative care teams and an individual for their innovative programs and compassionate work at the coalition's national conference in Anaheim, Calif., next month.
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May 01, 2013
St. Joseph Health, Hoag complete affiliation
St. Joseph Health of Irvine, Calif., and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian of Newport Beach, Calif., have completed an affiliation announced last summer.
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May 01, 2013
Sr. Patrice Kerin, OSF, remembered for visionary leadership
Sr. Patrice Kerin, 86, a health care leader who brought the Sylvania Franciscan congregation's hospitals under one nonprofit sponsored ministry three decades ago, died at Rosary Care Center in Sylvania, Ohio, on April 7 after a brief illness.
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May 01, 2013
Portraiture students explore the contours of their elderly models' lives
An ongoing art project that pairs octogenarians with high school students is honing nascent painterly skills and promoting intergenerational understanding, respect and friendship.
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May 01, 2013
Board accepts theology white paper, advances membership study
At their April 11-12 meeting here, the CHA Board of Trustees formally accepted the theological "white paper" they had commissioned as part of a three-year study of association membership criteria.
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May 01, 2013
Alexian Brothers opens $125 million Women & Children's Hospital outside of Chicago
St. Alexius Medical Center opened its new Alexian Brothers Women & Children's Hospital on April 6 at its Hoffman Estates, Ill., campus, located about 30 miles northwest of Chicago.
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May 01, 2013
Acting in faith to reduce violence
Faith leaders from around the country spoke at a prayer vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 11, encouraging lawmakers to enact sensible gun control measures.
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May 01, 2013
SSM Health Care plans to purchase Wisconsin's Dean Health Systems this summer
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care signed an agreement on April 15 with Madison, Wis.-based Dean Health Systems to acquire the physician-owned, 500 doctor multi-specialty group and make it a for-profit subsidiary of SSM.