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December 15, 2011
Three eastern New York health care providers merge to form St. Peter's
Two Catholic health care providers and a secular provider — all in eastern New York's Capital Region — have merged to form a new organization called St. Peter's Health Partners.
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December 15, 2011
Catholic university offers formation program for ministry teams
A new nine-month leadership formation course from a Catholic university in Minneapolis–St. Paul is designed to strengthen team components of Catholic health care leadership.
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December 15, 2011
In Christmas symbolism, a reminder to see the sacred in life and work
Christmas holds a special place in our hearts. Family gatherings. Christmas trees. Lights and gifts. But it is so much more.
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December 15, 2011
Mercy gives immigrants passport to health care jobs
Josephine Ciin, 34, was a nurse employed at a private hospital in Myanmar before she fled her war-torn country in 2003 to seek refuge in Malaysia.
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December 15, 2011
Lourdes class teaches surgery patients to lower stress levels
When Joe Knorr was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August, he says he was "flooded with emotions — all of them negative.
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December 15, 2011
Vatican conference raises awareness of adult stem cell advances
Over 200 scientists, physicians, clergy, theologians, ethicists, educators and policy makers met at the Vatican Nov. 9-11 for the first international Vatican conference on the use and promise of adult stem cells in medical treatment.
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December 15, 2011
Should for-profits be members of CHA?
A special CHA task force is studying the question of whether for-profit health care organizations that also maintain Catholic identity should be allowed to continue membership in the association.
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December 01, 2011
Keeping Up
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December 01, 2011
Ministry hospitals point community members toward weight loss options
Many ministry facilities are identifying obesity as a top public health priority and developing programs that resonate in their communities to address it.
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December 01, 2011
New national initiatives launched to promote jobs for veterans
With the last American soldiers set to leave Iraq by year's end and a timetable in place for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan by 2014, the White House has announced a series of initiatives to increase employment prospects for returning soldiers.