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August 15, 2013
Theologian Sr. Myerscough dies at age 92
Sr. Angelita Myerscough, ASC, died July 18 from a stroke at age 92.
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August 15, 2013
SSM reorganizes to better position itself for health reform
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care is re-organizing into three operating divisions in a move that system President and Chief Executive William Thompson said will help SSM to improve the way it delivers care.
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August 15, 2013
Caregiving is the focus of Providence storytelling campaign
Providence Health & Services of Renton, Wash., has launched a campaign encouraging the system's nearly 65,000 employees and clinicians to share stories of how they provide compassionate care to patients and each other.
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August 15, 2013
Dignity Health campaign aims to inspire acts of kindness
San Francisco-based Dignity Health hopes to encourage people worldwide to treat one another kindly, and to underscore the centrality of human kindness in health care, through a campaign the system launched in June.
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August 15, 2013
Fun with food and fitness
More than 200 children turned out for Covenant Health's "Kids in the Kitchen" event, a morning of healthy activities at the Lubbock, Texas, campus.
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August 15, 2013
Bon Secours leverages Redskins partnership to tackle community health
Bon Secours Virginia Health System's partnership agreement with the Washington Redskins offers strong prospects for big gains in medical services for central Virginia, primarily in underserved areas of Richmond, the system's leaders said.
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August 15, 2013
Trinitas provides mental health crisis intervention for special needs patients
Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., has stepped up to help address a statewide gap in mental health services to older adults, especially those living in nursing homes, assisted living or residential elder-care facilities run by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, an agency of the state's Department of Human Services.
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August 15, 2013
Spirituality can help the chronically ill cope with loss
When Kelly Arora learned she had rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable autoimmune disease, she turned to a spiritual director, who helped her come to terms with the diagnosis and develop skills to cope with chronic pain and fatigue.
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August 15, 2013
Mobile Medical Services brings care to Florida's farmworkers
As the blue-and-white bus lumbers into the yard at 5 p.m., 15 people are waiting with sore backs, roiling stomachs and throbbing headaches.
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August 15, 2013
'Welcome Baby' aims to keep L.A.'s babies thriving
Thanks to the success of a pilot program targeting maternal, prenatal and infant health at California Hospital Medical Center, approximately 14,800 more Los Angeles-area families soon will be eligible for services to ensure the best start possible for mothers and babies.