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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.
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February 15, 2011
St. John's Prairie Heart lowers readmissions for heart failure patients
Research has shown congestive heart failure to be the most common reason the elderly are hospitalized, and patients with this condition are at increased risk for rehospitalizations too.
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February 15, 2011
Fun flicks make ambulance rides less stressful for kids
Being taken to the hospital in an ambulance can be a scary experience for a child.
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February 15, 2011
St. Anthony's in St. Petersburg to build emergency center, tower
St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., has broken ground on a $50 million construction project that will replace the emergency department and add a patient care tower.
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February 15, 2011
Vancouver, Wash., hospital joins PeaceHealth
Southwest Washington Health System of Vancouver, Wash., joined the Bellevue, Wash.-based PeaceHealth system Jan. 1. It now is called PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
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February 15, 2011
CHRISTUS Schumpert realigns services at two campuses
CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System of Shreveport, La., is realigning the services it provides at two of its Shreveport-area facilities, in part to keep pace with population shifts.