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June 15, 2013
SCL plans to sell Saint John's to Providence Health & Services
Denver-based SCL Health System says it has entered into exclusive negotiations to allow Providence Health & Services, Southern California to buy Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif.
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June 15, 2013
Sisters return to their Merced, Calif., Hmong community to practice family medicine
"I still can't believe we are here," says Dr. Lasley Xiong, 30. "This is something we've been waiting for forever," adds Dr. Lesley Xiong, 31. "Here" is Merced, Calif., where the Xiong sisters began practicing medicine at Dignity Health Medical Group last fall.
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June 15, 2013
Queen of the Valley helps vulnerable patients meet basic life needs, manage chronic disease
When Amelia Lacey, 57, arrived at the emergency room of Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., in January 2012, with extreme abdominal pain, it was quickly determined that her bowel had ruptured as a result of advanced colorectal cancer.
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June 15, 2013
California hospitals are enthusiastic about Partnership for Patients
More than 50 ministry hospitals are among the nearly 400 hospitals across California that are participating in Partnership for Patients, a three-year initiative to reduce hospital-acquired complications and readmissions throughout the U.S.
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June 15, 2013
Mercy rises to the challenge of North Dakota's oil boom
The area surrounding Mercy Medical Center in Williston, N.D., is experiencing unprecedented economic growth, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing soon.
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June 01, 2013
Keeping Up
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June 01, 2013
Dozens of CHA members receive Practice Greenhealth honors at CleanMed
CHA member organizations were among health care providers whose green initiatives were recognized with annual Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards.
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June 01, 2013
Catholic Health Initiatives to sell Saint Clare's Health System to Prime Healthcare Services
Catholic Health Initiatives will sell Denville, N.J.-based Saint Clare's Health System to Prime Healthcare Services; an asset purchase agreement was signed on May 2.
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June 01, 2013
Carondelet Health to sell two hospitals
Carondelet Health in Kansas City, Mo., part of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, will sell St. Joseph and St. Mary's Medical Centers to the HCA Midwest Health System, which is the city's largest health care provider and private sector employer.
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June 01, 2013
Bon Secour has Richmond, Va., kids exercising bodies and brains simultaneously
"What's five times seven?" Rather than raise their hands, third graders at Montrose Elementary School in Richmond, Va. jump on mats — first to the number "3," then "5," to give the correct answer.