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March 01, 2013
Clarification
In a Feb. 15 article on Ascension Health Care Network's talks to acquire Hartford, Conn.'s Saint Francis Care, Catholic Health World reported that the for-profit company's acquisition strategy is to acquire equity-starved Catholic entities.
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March 01, 2013
St. John Providence program aims to revive Detroit neighborhoods
When a neighborhood is on the brink of decline, people can either resign themselves to creeping blight or do something about it.
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March 01, 2013
Sylvania Franciscan to acquire Texas hospital's operations
Sylvania Franciscan Health of Toledo, Ohio, is in talks to acquire the operations of the 32-bed Bellville General Hospital of Bellville, Texas.
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March 01, 2013
Swedish resigns as Trinity Health head to lead WellPoint
Joseph Swedish, 61, has resigned as president and chief executive of Trinity Health to become chief executive of WellPoint, one of the country's largest health insurers.
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March 01, 2013
CHI says it was 'morally wrong' to pursue a legal strategy in conflict with church teachings
Catholic Health Initiatives and the Archdiocese of Denver said recently that one of CHI's hospitals should not have defended itself against a negligence and wrongful death suit by arguing that Colorado law does not recognize fetuses as people.
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March 01, 2013
Theologian presents themes from CHA study of Catholic identity
Theologian M. Therese Lysaught is developing a theological white paper to support an ongoing three-year study regarding CHA membership criteria in light of changes in several ministry organizations to for-profit or non-Catholic structures.
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March 01, 2013
San Francisco clinic dispenses legal aid along with medical care
At the Sr. Mary Philippa Health Center, a charity clinic that sits just across Stanyan Street from the sprawling green space of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, patients with little income and multiple problems benefit from something most of us don't expect to find at a hospital — free legal help.
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March 01, 2013
Center for Miracles advocates for abused children, wrongly accused parents
In San Antonio, doctors, nurses, social workers and law enforcement officers are working together to identify children who are victims of abuse — and just as importantly, to identify injured children who are not.
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March 01, 2013
CHI's executive coaches have an inside track
Alan E. Bowman was just starting out as a senior leader with Catholic Health Initiatives 10 years ago when he was assigned an executive coach from outside the health ministry.
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March 01, 2013
Systems go on the offensive against sepsis
Early identification and aggressive treatment are keys to controlling sepsis and reducing sepsis-related deaths, experts say.