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February 01, 2013
Dignity Health building hospital in Glendale, Ariz.
As Catholic Health World went to press, San Francisco-based Dignity Health had planned to break ground Jan. 30 on a $44 million, 24-bed hospital in Glendale, Ariz., a community about 10 miles northwest of Phoenix.
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February 01, 2013
CHA enlists in Enroll America to expand health insurance coverage
Starting in October, low-income uninsured Americans will be eligible to sign up for Medicaid benefits or health insurance subsidies established in the Affordable Care Act.
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February 01, 2013
Informatics leverages clinical know-how and computer precision
Computers are predictable. Not so a nurse's workday.
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February 01, 2013
CARE clinic provides culturally sensitive care to pregnant refugees
Alem Lingerh, who grew up in Ethiopia, came to the U.S. from Beirut, Lebanon, a little more than three years ago with her husband and two young sons.
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February 01, 2013
St. Peter's Hospital allows patients to have round-the-clock companionship
Like most health care providers, the staff of St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., strives to deliver the best possible care to its patients.
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February 01, 2013
Toward a safer America
On Dec. 28, Catholics celebrate the feast of the Holy Innocents. This liturgical remembrance pays tribute to the children killed when King Herod, perceiving a threat to his throne by the newborn baby Jesus, ordered all boys in Bethlehem under two years old to be executed.
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February 01, 2013
Board committee continues CHA membership criteria study
A committee of the CHA Board of Trustees is continuing the discernment begun in 2011 by a special membership task force.
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January 15, 2013
Keeping Up
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January 15, 2013
Employees improve health through Franciscan Missionaries program
Employers are turning to a health and wellness program from a Catholic health system here to motivate their employees to take control of their health. A health-conscious staff can mean lower health insurance costs and a more productive workforce.
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January 15, 2013
Avera acquires CHI's South Dakota facilities
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health acquired two hospitals and four long-term care facilities in South Dakota from Catholic Health Initiatives Jan. 1.