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July 01, 2013
Sr. Amos calls health reform a 'first step' toward ministry's vision of care for all
Sr. Helen Amos, RSM, opened the 2013 Catholic Health Assembly on June 2 with a scene-setting keynote address, urging health care leaders to shape the future of health reform in the interest of people who could be "left behind or left out."
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July 01, 2013
Sr. Carol urges ministry to stay active in promoting insurance expansion
CHA President and Chief Executive Officer Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, told Catholic health care leaders gathered for the 2013 Catholic Health Assembly at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel that she'd like to be able to tell them "job well done" on health care reform and encourage them to take a breather.
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June 15, 2013
Keeping Up
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June 15, 2013
Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, to become congregational leader, resigning as head of Sisters of Charity Health System
The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, which is the founding religious community of the Sisters of Charity Health System, has elected Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, as congregational leader.
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June 15, 2013
Environmental concerns have hospitals opting for greener cleaning solutions
A movement is afoot to detoxify hospital cleaning by implementing "green" cleaning practices and several ministry members are among its proponents.
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June 15, 2013
CHRISTUS expands one Shreveport, La., medical center, will close another to inpatient care
CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier is expanding its facilities and services at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center located in a growing corridor of Shreveport and will add outpatient services at multiple sites in the area.
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June 15, 2013
Mercy, SSM care for injured, ill following killer tornado in Moore, Okla.
As families sorted through the ruins of their homes and volunteers assisted with clean up the day after a deadly, 1.3 mile wide tornado hit Moore, Okla., killing 24, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City set up a medical tent at the edge of a large debris field.
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June 15, 2013
SCL plans to sell Saint John's to Providence Health & Services
Denver-based SCL Health System says it has entered into exclusive negotiations to allow Providence Health & Services, Southern California to buy Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif.
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June 15, 2013
Sisters return to their Merced, Calif., Hmong community to practice family medicine
"I still can't believe we are here," says Dr. Lasley Xiong, 30. "This is something we've been waiting for forever," adds Dr. Lesley Xiong, 31. "Here" is Merced, Calif., where the Xiong sisters began practicing medicine at Dignity Health Medical Group last fall.
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June 15, 2013
Queen of the Valley helps vulnerable patients meet basic life needs, manage chronic disease
When Amelia Lacey, 57, arrived at the emergency room of Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., in January 2012, with extreme abdominal pain, it was quickly determined that her bowel had ruptured as a result of advanced colorectal cancer.