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January 15, 2013
Employees improve health through Franciscan Missionaries program
Employers are turning to a health and wellness program from a Catholic health system here to motivate their employees to take control of their health. A health-conscious staff can mean lower health insurance costs and a more productive workforce.
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January 15, 2013
Avera acquires CHI's South Dakota facilities
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health acquired two hospitals and four long-term care facilities in South Dakota from Catholic Health Initiatives Jan. 1.
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January 15, 2013
Mercy Springfield to use gift to bolster neonatal unit
Mercy Hospital Springfield has received a $2 million donation from a local philanthropist for a neonatal intensive care unit renovation under way at the Springfield, Mo., hospital.
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January 15, 2013
Diversity Center honors ministry leader with humanitarian award
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio has recognized Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, the head of the Sisters of Charity Health System of Cleveland, with a humanitarian award for outstanding dedication to the community when it comes to diversity, and for community service.
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January 15, 2013
Two CHE subsidiaries in talks to join other health systems
Two subsidiaries of Newtown Square, Pa.-based Catholic Health East are negotiating to join other health care systems.
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January 15, 2013
SSM Health Care – St. Louis mines precious metals
SSM Health Care's seven St. Louis hospitals are sending used medical supplies to a refining company, which pays the hospitals for the precious metals it recovers from the waste products.
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January 15, 2013
Centura Health to build $177 million campus in Denver suburbs
In the spring, Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health plans to begin construction on a $177 million expansion to its Westminster, Colo., campus.
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January 15, 2013
CHRISTUS divests stake in Amarillo, Texas, hospital
CHRISTUS Health of Irving, Texas, sold its ownership stake in an Amarillo, Texas, hospital to Ardent Health Services Jan. 3.
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January 15, 2013
Rebuilding health care in Haiti
Walls are going up at the site of the new St. Francis de Sales Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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January 15, 2013
School-based dentistry program gives South Carolina families reason to smile
Laura Zapata's four children smile a lot these days. So do her two young nieces, as well as her 8-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister.