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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
Keeping Up
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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.