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February 15, 2014
School, skilled nursing center teach students geriatric nursing skills
A nursing school and a Catholic skilled nursing center have teamed up in Massachusetts on an educational model providing nursing students one-on-one training in geriatric care skills.
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February 15, 2014
California ministry leaders challenge Modern Healthcare story, defend quality of women's care
We were surprised and disappointed as to how Modern Healthcare chose to cover the recent report from the American Civil Liberties Union and MergerWatch ("Catholic systems' growth threatens women's care, report says," ModernHealthcare.com).
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February 15, 2014
CHA responds to The New York Times editorial
The New York Times editorial published on Dec. 8 ("When Bishops Direct Medical Care") was misleading and in error. It is especially regrettable that such a respected publication would rush to judgment without validating the facts.
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February 15, 2014
CHA challenges untrue attack on ministry's maternal care quality
Nearly 1 million people work in Catholic health care every day. Many, if not most, choose their workplace because they believe in the mission of providing high-quality, compassionate care for everyone, especially those who are vulnerable.
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February 01, 2014
Keeping Up
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February 01, 2014
Pittsburgh Mercy brings 'Dancing Classrooms' to inner-city schools
In mid-December, 124 fifth-grade students from 10 inner-city Pittsburgh elementary schools lit up the dance floor of a school auditorium, showing off their merengue, foxtrot, rumba, tango and swing moves during a ballroom dancing competition.
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February 01, 2014
TriHealth, St. Elizabeth to form integrated network in Cincinnati
Two Cincinnati-area health care providers are forming a joint venture intent on better managing the health of populations under a single integrated network called Healthcare Solutions Network.
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February 01, 2014
Franciscan and KentuckyOne Health launch virtual urgent care services
When Patti Maguire came down with a pounding headache after already feeling "just exhausted" and tapped out during a household move, she signed up online for a virtual urgent care visit, got diagnosed with a respiratory infection during a detailed conversation over the phone and started on an antibiotic she picked up at an area pharmacy that same night.
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February 01, 2014
Bon Secours links English literacy and parenting skills classes
Maura Lopez, 32, of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, followed her husband, Lorenzo, to Newport News, Va., 10 years ago with dreams of a better life in the U.S. While her husband found work in the construction industry, she worked at home, raising a family that now includes a son and three daughters, ages 5 to 9.
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February 01, 2014
Four Ohio health systems develop integrated care organization
Two Catholic health systems are among the four nonprofit Ohio organizations that have joined together to form Health Innovations Ohio, a statewide provider network that plans to improve health care delivery by better coordinating the way care is provided, according to the organization's head.