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March 15, 2013
Mission Hospital concierge takes care of 'to-dos,' lets patients focus on healing
When a patient is in the hospital, his or her "to-do" list doesn't just go away, and that can add to stress.
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March 15, 2013
CHP to take minority stake in eight-hospital system
Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners is in talks to take a minority stake in the secular, not-for-profit Summa Health System of Akron, Ohio.
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March 15, 2013
Taxing matters
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, CHA's president and chief executive officer, participated in a panel discussion on the tax implications of the Affordable Care Act.
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March 15, 2013
Trinity unit acquires skilled nursing, independent living facilities
On March 1, the long-term care division of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health acquired two facilities in Livonia from the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamburg, N.Y.
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March 15, 2013
CHA releases agenda that will guide its advocacy efforts during the 113th Congress
CHA updates its advocacy agenda every two years to coincide with the start of a new legislative session. The agenda is rooted in the ministry's vision for U.S. health care and is motivated by concern for the poor and vulnerable, and a belief in the dignity of all, from birth to natural death.
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March 15, 2013
Treatment center confronts cigarette dependency along with substance abuse
Angela Severson hit rock bottom late last year. Driving while intoxicated one night, even though her license had been revoked, she drove her car into a ditch. Her father found her passed out in the car the next morning.
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March 15, 2013
Holy Name fights hepatitis B in the Korean community
Hepatitis B is a disease of ethnic disparity, with Asian Americans about 50 times more likely to be infected than the general population in the United States, said Dr. Chul S. Hyun, medical director of the Asian Liver Center at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J.
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March 15, 2013
Chaplain's ministry breaks through to those scarred by violence
The first gunshot hit his shoulder. The second shot took him down. The third shot got jammed. Still Cesar Galan was sure he was dying.
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March 15, 2013
Alert health providers can break chain of human trafficking
Asked who might benefit from an informational session on human trafficking at this year's Catholic Health Assembly in Anaheim, Calif., Roy Ahn replied, "I can't think of anyone who wouldn't benefit."
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March 01, 2013
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