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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.
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June 01, 2011
CHRISTUS restructures executive team
CHRISTUS Health of Irving, Texas, has restructured its executive team in a move that administrators said will help the system to better confront future challenges.
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June 01, 2011
Franciscan Services set to revive critical access hospital in Ohio
A new subsidiary of Franciscan Services Corp. has acquired Twin City Hospital, a bankrupt critical access hospital in Dennison, Ohio.
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June 01, 2011
Hospital management company to acquire CHP's Mercy Knoxville
Health Management Associates, a Naples, Fla.-based hospital management company is in negotiations to purchase Mercy Health Partners of Knoxville, Tenn., potentially by fall.
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June 01, 2011
Ministry members among green award winners
Dozens of ministry systems and facilities were among the recipients of green awards at the CleanMed environmental conference in Phoenix in April.
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June 01, 2011
St. Leonard soothes Alzheimer's patients by recalling past passions, interests
World War II pilot Eugene Miller, 90, flew planes long after his return to civilian life. Though he earned his livelihood as a toolmaker, his passions — which included photographing his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, as well as flying — consumed his free time.
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June 01, 2011
Emory-Saint Joseph's plan preserves ministry presence
In Atlanta, the lone Catholic health care provider, Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, recently capped off a two-year search for a partner or buyer to strengthen its position in the city's crowded health care market.