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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.
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May 01, 2013
To improve the nation's health, doctor looks to the built environment
Dr. Richard J. Jackson has worn many hats during a long and distinguished career.
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May 01, 2013
Catholic hospitals campaign for Medicaid expansion in Texas
In Texas, the state with the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation, Catholic hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured are advocating for Medicaid expansion, a key part of health care reform under the Affordable Care Act, but one facing strong opposition from Republican Gov. Rick Perry and some Texas legislators.
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May 01, 2013
Ministry hospitals in New Jersey facilitate quick protective orders for battered women
A woman arrives at the hospital with injuries from a beating at home. A sympathetic nurse urges her to consider filing for a court order of protection. I will, the woman promises.
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April 15, 2013
Keeping Up
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April 15, 2013
Presence Mercy program reaches minority populations in the pews
At about two dozen churches in African-American and other minority communities outside of Chicago, congregants receive a dose of health care along with their spiritual nourishment.