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October 15, 2011
Keeping Up
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October 15, 2011
Detroit's St. John receives Kellogg grant
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Detroit's St. John Hospital and Medical Center $1.2 million to promote breast-feeding, particularly among low-income and minority women.
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October 15, 2011
Mercy in Grayling, Mich., marks centennial
Northern Michigan's Mercy Hospital Grayling celebrated its 100-year anniversary this spring with a ceremony presided over in part by Bishop Bernard Hebda of the Diocese of Gaylord, Mich.
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October 15, 2011
Joint Commission names care quality leaders in five categories
"Top Performers on Key Quality Measures," a recently published list of 405 hospitals singled out by the Joint Commission for excellence in patient care, includes 30 CHA member hospitals.
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October 15, 2011
Saint Raphael program allows for earlier detection of breast cancer
Women at high risk for breast cancer because of family or personal medical history can now be genetically tested and undergo other diagnostic screening through a new program at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn.
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October 15, 2011
Mercy buys critical access hospital in Guthrie, Okla.
Mercy health system of Chesterfield, Mo., has acquired a Guthrie, Okla., critical access hospital and four clinics. The deal was completed Oct. 1.
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October 15, 2011
Providence determined to grow ranks of its international volunteers
When U.S. clinicians travel overseas on medical mission trips, their out-of-pocket expenses — trip fees, international airfare and the cost of purchasing and transporting some of the medical supplies and equipment they bring with them — add up very quickly.
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October 15, 2011
Autistic youth find job success at Bon Secours St. Mary's
Kayln Hutson, 21, has autism spectrum disorder, a speech impairment and a newly minted diploma from Hermitage High School in Henrico County, Va.
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October 15, 2011
Mercy Health uses coalition as 'listening post' to hear concerns of the poor
Mercy Health Partners of Muskegon, Mich., has found that its acquisition of a community health coalition several years ago is returning strong results: The relationship has enabled Mercy to forge stronger links to its community and to improve the system's ability to assess and address community needs.
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October 15, 2011
Saint Thomas program provides genetic screening
Terry Cole doesn't relish having to undergo a colonoscopy every year. But he knows that the alternative — waiting any longer — could cost him his life.