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February 01, 2014
A Catholic hospital rises to replace one destroyed in Haitian earthquake
Roof trusses are being installed atop the outpatient clinic building at the St. Francis de Sales Hospital complex here and the adjacent 200-bed permanent replacement hospital being built by Catholic Relief Services.
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February 01, 2014
Providence St. Peter halves its water use
To hunt for big savings in water consumption, be vigilant in searching for leaks and waste in the labyrinth of industry-sized systems that power a hospital.
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February 01, 2014
SSM Cardinal Glennon center eases stress for kids with developmental disabilities
When Parker Lim, 7, of St. Louis began losing his speech before his second birthday, his parents, Dr. Michael and Amy Lim, were grateful to have a resource like the Knights of Columbus Developmental Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center to turn to for help.
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February 01, 2014
Daughters of Charity system seeks buyer or partner
The Daughters of Charity Health System of Los Altos Hills, Calif., is seeking proposals from organizations interested in buying the system or its individual hospitals, or in forming a partnership that would strengthen the system.
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January 15, 2014
Keeping Up
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January 15, 2014
CHI, Baylor to open new hospital on medical school's Houston campus
Catholic Health Initiatives and the Baylor College of Medicine announced Jan. 7 plans to open a joint venture, acute care hospital on the medical school's McNair Campus in Houston.
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January 15, 2014
St. Mary's Good Samaritan opens replacement hospital
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital of Greensboro, Ga., has completed a $40 million, 25-bed replacement hospital. The new critical access hospital opened Nov. 25.
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January 15, 2014
St. Dominic Health Services conditions young athletes for safer play
St. Dominic Health Services in Jackson, Miss., has teamed with two professional football players with local roots to develop a sports-conditioning center for aspiring young athletes.
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January 15, 2014
Residents of rural Kennebec, S.D., raise 112,000-plus for clinic
Just over a year after Kennebec, S.D. — population 280 — lost its only health care site, the new Avera Medical Group Kennebec Area Clinic has opened in its place.
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January 15, 2014
Hand-washing monitoring system at SSM St. Mary's is impossible to ignore
The community surrounding Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is 50 percent Hispanic, with a large African-American population and growing pockets of recent Asian immigrants from Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar.