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February 15, 2013
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange conclude centennial celebrations
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Calif., have concluded a yearlong centennial celebration, which they marked with jubilee prayer services and events at the ministries their congregation founded.
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February 15, 2013
St. Mary Mercy reaches milestone in renovation project
St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich., has opened an addition that includes a new emergency center and two floors of private patient rooms.
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February 15, 2013
Ascension Health Care Network in talks to acquire Saint Francis
St. Louis-based Ascension Health Care Network is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Care, a stand-alone Catholic system that includes a 617-bed teaching hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, joint replacement institute, heart institute, cancer center and multiple sclerosis center.
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February 15, 2013
Catholic providers shape their partners' cultures
Sr. Monica Marie Laws, OSF, vice president of mission integration at Hospital Sisters Health System in Springfield, Ill., joined her peers Jan. 22-24 in San Antonio for CHA's System Mission Leadership Forum.
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February 15, 2013
What does baby want? The answer's instinctive at Bon Secours
Magic Hour, a program at Bon Secours Virginia, gives mothers and babies uninterrupted time for breast-feeding and bonding.
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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
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