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February 01, 2011
Vanguard to purchase Holy Cross of Chicago
Vanguard Health Systems of Nashville, Tenn., plans to purchase Holy Cross Hospital of Chicago by June.
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February 01, 2011
CHI hospital in Great Bend to end inpatient care
By May, Central Kansas Medical Center of Great Bend, Kan., plans to discontinue inpatient care and focus on outpatient services.
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February 01, 2011
Avera centralizes cancer services at institute
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has completed construction of the $93 million Prairie Center, which houses the recently opened Avera Cancer Institute and the Avera Surgery Center that opened in July.
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February 01, 2011
Diverse organizations support health reform law
CHA and members of numerous organizations that support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gathered on Capitol Hill Jan. 19 to urge lawmakers not to repeal the health reform law.
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February 01, 2011
CHA provides talking points for explaining, defending health reform
As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is put into effect, ongoing misinformation on the law's content and impact continues to confuse patients and providers and to negatively influence public opinion about the law.
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February 01, 2011
Ministry systems find a NICHE in care of the elderly
It used to be common practice for hospitals in Mercy Health Services in Michigan to use a catheter whenever an elderly patient seemed to be having trouble urinating.
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February 01, 2011
CHRISTUS partnership aims to strengthen pediatric care
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System and San Antonio's public hospital have formed a partnership to build a new children's hospital and regional network of pediatric services, in part to attract a wider range of medical specialists.
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February 01, 2011
Responsibility of long-term care mission leaders evolves
A recent December morning found Sr. Kateri Theriault, OSF, hunting for a cheap but reliable car for an employee of St. Leonard, the Centerville, Ohio, nursing home where Sr. Theriault serves as mission integration director.
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February 01, 2011
Florida Catholics unite against human trafficking
Does human trafficking really happen here? That is the most common question Mary Alice Phelan, community health director at St. Vincent's HealthCare of Jacksonville, Fla., hears when she discusses sex and labor trafficking.
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January 15, 2011
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