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May 01, 2011
Kids with chronic disease benefit from involvement in care decisions
Every year, some 500,000 children turn 18 with serious chronic illnesses including congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, renal disease, spina bifida and sickle-cell anemia.
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May 01, 2011
President Obama hosts White House Easter prayer breakfast
At busy times and amid critical national debates, "nothing beats Scripture and the reminder of the eternal" for keeping things in perspective, President Barack Obama told about 130 religious leaders at the White House Easter prayer breakfast last month.
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May 01, 2011
Much work ahead on improving health care quality and safety
While safety and quality initiatives are evolving and becoming more sophisticated in the U.S., progress has been slow.
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May 01, 2011
Arizona nurses tackle cavity prevention in kids
Kathleen Dowler could see the trouble in their little smiles. Dowler, a nurse at Chandler Regional Medical Center near Phoenix, saw many children with serious dental needs as she visited schools, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) centers and other stops on the hospital's traveling health clinic's circuit.
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May 01, 2011
Provena schools new nursing grads in clinical, social skills
Chief Nurse Executive Jackie Medland of Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has learned something about the character of new nurses during her 30-year career.
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May 01, 2011
Catholic health care has honed needs assessment
In last year's health reform act, the federal government called upon tax-exempt hospitals to ensure they're identifying and responding to the public health needs of their communities.
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April 15, 2011
Keeping Up
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April 15, 2011
Correction
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April 15, 2011
Bon Secours green teams achieve lasting culture change
Green gurus at Bon Secours Health System of Marriottsville, Md., have been increasing their focus on environmental responsibility over the last several years and believe they've tapped into some key insights on how to achieve lasting change.
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April 15, 2011
Montana applauds Sisters of Providence
The Sisters of Providence received the Montana Secretary of State's Centennial Award during a ceremony held on St. Patrick's Day at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center in Missoula, Mont.