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July 23, 2025Bus tour immerses new physicians into community surrounding CHRISTUS hospital in East Texas
Tour participants learn about residents' lives and struggles.
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July 22, 2025Surgeon performs nation's first robotic heart transplant at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston
The heart was removed and replaced through a five-inch incision, with no need to split the breastbone.
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July 21, 2025'Compassionate presence': No One Dies Alone volunteers sit with patients in their final hours
The concept behind the program, started by a PeaceHealth nurse, has spread around the world.
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July 16, 2025On a mission: Cancer program coordinator follows calling to assist others
Alesa Garner has spent 26 years running the New Outlook Cancer Recovery Program at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary.
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July 15, 2025The Grey Nuns Thrift Shop in New Hampshire is popular spot to find support and a bargain
Community groups give clients vouchers for clothing and household items from the shop, which is backed by Covenant Health’s St. Joseph Hospital.
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July 14, 2025Providence initiative leads to dramatic increase in goals-of-care conversations
The system created training and tools to make the discussions easier for caregivers to hold and document.
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July 09, 2025Consultant explains how eldercare sites can respond to biased staff reassignment requests from residents
Sometimes, residents make such requests based on staff members' immutable characteristics.
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July 09, 2025CommonSpirit's anti-stigma initiative seeks to teach, train caregivers about substance use disorders
The effort also teaches person-first, compassionate language to use in caring for patients with addictions.
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July 08, 2025PeaceHealth's top leader plans retirement; system names replacement
Liz Dunne will hand the president and CEO post to Sarah Ness, a current executive.
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July 07, 2025Palliative care requires looking at all dimensions of what it is to be human, advocates say
They urge building partnerships between providers and faith and community institutions to care for the whole person.