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August 15, 2012
Experts provide tips and guidance on community benefit assessments
The disciplined process required for tax-exempt hospitals to assess and address community health needs in line with evolving Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements can be turned into a springboard for launching effective community collaborations that focus resources where they're needed and achieve meaningful, measurable improvements in population health.
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August 15, 2012
Full 38 weeks in the womb makes for healthier babies
There are many legitimate reasons to induce a birth before term. A nonrefundable plane ticket is not one of them.
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August 15, 2012
Felician Village staff uses empathy to head off conflict
Prior to this year, when residents of Felician Village of Manitowoc, Wis., confronted staff members with concerns and complaints, staff didn't always have a good idea of just how to respond.
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August 15, 2012
REVAMPING NEIGHBORHOODS - Bon Secours primes the pump for redevelopment of struggling neighborhoods
When Peggy Baxter returned home to retire in 2003 after being away for 36 years, she hardly recognized her old neighborhood of Sterling in Greenville, S.C.
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August 15, 2012
Centura pilots Hospital at Home for geriatric patients
A chronically ill patient limps into the emergency room, clearly sick enough to be admitted. Prepare a hospital bed, right?
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August 01, 2012
Keeping Up
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August 01, 2012
Illinois law defines qualifications for hospital tax-exemption
Illinois has passed legislation that defines how hospitals qualify for property and sales tax-exempt status.
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August 01, 2012
CHA's visiting scholar is available to consult with association members on bioethics, theology
CHA has engaged a theologian to serve as a visiting scholar, and she will be available to consult with association members on theological and bioethical matters over the next year.
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August 01, 2012
Sr. Anne Virginie Grimes led Saint Raphael's ministries
Sr. Anne Virginie Grimes, SC, died July 14 at Saint Anne Villa in Convent Station, N.J., at age 84.
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August 01, 2012
Ascension Health's Carondelet explores partnership, merger options
As Catholic Health World went to press, Carondelet Health of Kansas City, Mo., was in continuing discussions with other health systems on a potential partnership, joint venture or merger.