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February 15, 2013
Parenting program overcomes distrust to bring men into the health care system
Corey Timmons suffered debilitating pain from spinal stenosis in his neck. He has no medical insurance. He has four children.
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February 15, 2013
Hospitals' teachers keep pediatric patients on track with schoolwork
Since last March when Karen Nickoli received her leukemia diagnosis, her parents have been focused on keeping her spirits up and keeping on track with her chemotherapy regimen, tests and meetings with clinicians at The Children's Hospital at Providence, which is located within Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
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February 15, 2013
Nocturnists gravitate to the variety of the midnight hour
Some studies indicate that nights and weekends may be riskier times for hospitalized patients. Lighter staffing and supervision may increase the likelihood of medical errors or that a patient's deteriorating health may go undiagnosed or treated.
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February 15, 2013
CHP rolls out medical home model in its practices
Federal and state governments, private insurers and employers in the U.S. health system want health care providers to increase health care value by taking more of a preventive, population-based approach to care.
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February 01, 2013
Keeping Up
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February 01, 2013
Sisters from Africa, India relieve CNA shortage in Iowa community
Sr. Mary Melania J. Masera, OSS, was surprised when her congregation in Tanzania asked her to serve as a missionary in Carroll, Iowa.
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February 01, 2013
Star power
Haley Delgado, 5, performed in a Justin Bieber lip sync/dance contest at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio.
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February 01, 2013
SSM in talks to operate medical center in Mexico, Mo.
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care is in negotiations to operate and manage Audrain Medical Center, an 88-bed not-for-profit hospital in Mexico, Mo., a community about 120 miles northwest of St. Louis.
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February 01, 2013
Mercy hospital in Cincinnati to add patient tower
Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati plans to build a $75 million, seven-story patient tower that will enable the facility to convert to all-private rooms.
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February 01, 2013
Langlade Hospital celebrates replacement facility opening
Late last year, Langlade Hospital of Antigo, Wis., held a grand opening celebration for its $45 million, 23-bed replacement hospital that includes a birthing center, emergency department, intensive care unit, cancer center and dialysis unit.