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March 01, 2011
While kids play, parents keep medical appointments, visit sick
As the mother of two young children, Jennifer Schultz puts a high priority on setting aside quality time to share with family members.
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March 01, 2011
Program helps asthmatics, diabetics to manage at home
When they are discharged from the hospital, patients with chronic conditions may get plenty of instructions from their doctors on how to care for themselves once they return home.
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March 01, 2011
Nursing homes are logical settings for palliative care, experts say
The elderly enter nursing homes because they need help and can no longer remain at home. They are frail, vulnerable and in most cases, deeply saddened — even frightened — about losing their independence.
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March 01, 2011
Study finds need for improvement in surplus donations
A CHA-commissioned study has found that Catholic health systems and facilities are highly interested in donating their surplus equipment and supplies overseas — and many of them already do so.
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February 15, 2011
Keeping Up
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February 15, 2011
Flexible policies help ministry to retain seasoned talent
For human resources executive Vic Buzachero, the "aha moment" came about a decade ago during an employee focus group at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.
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February 15, 2011
Seton Family enters joint venture
The Seton Family of Hospitals of Austin, Texas, and the LHP Hospital Group of Plano, Texas, have formed a joint venture to build a $100 million hospital in Harker Heights, Texas.
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February 15, 2011
Ascension Health to establish service center in Indianapolis
In the summer, St. Louis-based Ascension Health plans to open a center in Indianapolis that will provide back-office services to its facilities.
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February 15, 2011
St. Mary's provides wrap-around care to pulmonary patients
A new system of screening, counseling and keeping in touch with patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has cut readmissions by 20 percent at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill., the program director says.
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February 15, 2011
Ministry facilities among 2010 Magnet designees
Nine ministry hospitals were among the facilities that were designated or redesignated as Magnet facilities in 2010 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.