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June 15, 2011
Alexian to build children's medical center on northwest Chicago campus
Alexian Brothers Health System has broken ground on a $117 million children's hospital on the campus of the system's St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Slated to open in 2013, the facility will be called Alexian Brothers Children's Hospital.
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June 15, 2011
Nominations open for palliative care award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
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June 15, 2011
Exempla Saint Joseph to redevelop downtown Denver campus by 2014
By December 2014, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in downtown Denver plans to complete a $623 million campus redevelopment project that will replace the current structure that was built in the 1960s with a facility designed for today's needs.
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June 15, 2011
As storm unleases chaos, ER staff, rescuers swing into action
It was a peaceful Sunday afternoon at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Nancy Nichols, an emergency room secretary, heard tornado sirens.
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June 15, 2011
St. John's moves to recover from killer tornado in Joplin, Mo.
St. John's Regional Medical Center, battered by a killer super tornado that churned through Joplin, Mo., on May 22, is continuing to treat patients from a temporary facility.
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June 15, 2011
Provena St. Joe's staff ham it up for safety's sake
"Look at that fellow, he's wearing yellow. Time to spot, spot, spot." Sporting bright yellow sunglasses and leis, dozens of Provena St. Joseph Medical Center caregivers shimmied for the camera to their new safety jingle "Spot, Spot, Spot."
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June 15, 2011
CHP councils help ensure welcome reception for minorities
About a year and a half ago, a chicken processing plant in Western Kentucky hired more than 150 Somali immigrants, with many of them settling in Mayfield, Ky.
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June 01, 2011
Keeping Up
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June 01, 2011
Team delivers diabetes information door-to-door
When Migdalia Davila's husband lost his job in 2007, the 53-year-old diabetic and asthmatic was left uninsured and unable to pay for her doctor appointments and medications.
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June 01, 2011
Mercy grant bringing health, wellness education to schools in four states
Rates of Type 2 diabetes are rising among the young. Research suggests that for the first time in U.S. history, children will live shorter life spans than their parents. One out of three kids is now considered overweight or obese.