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May 15, 2013
At home and abroad, Bon Secours supports the troops
When serving with the Marines in Iraq, Navy corpsman Patrick Thornton endured withering heat and a yearning for home. Gift packages from coworkers back in Virginia kept his spirits strong.
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May 15, 2013
Scared to death of dying?
On June 3, Dr. Ira Byock will address a joint general session of the Catholic Health Assembly and the Congress of The Supportive Care Coalition: Advancing Excellence in Palliative Care. Dr. Byock is calling now for patients, families and doctors to revolutionize another essential human experience — dying.
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May 15, 2013
Trinity Health, Catholic Health East merge into one of nation's largest health systems
Trinity Health and Catholic Health East have consolidated their two health systems to create one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the country, serving communities in 21 states.
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May 15, 2013
CHI to acquire St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston region
Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation's largest faith-based health systems, signed a definitive agreement in April to acquire St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, a six-hospital system in the Houston region.
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May 01, 2013
Keeping Up
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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.