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October 15, 2012
Providence launches virtual version of workplace clinic
"Does this mole look okay?" It's a common enough question in health care, but one not usually uttered across 50 miles.
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October 15, 2012
Ministry facilities invest in birth centers to woo women, doctors
"Suites feature spa-like décor … soothing colors and soft lines … serene environment …" While the description may fit a fine hotel, it comes from the website of a $7 million birthing center that opened in the spring at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, Ill.
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October 15, 2012
Second opinion panel gives cancer patients confidence in diagnosis, treatment plan
A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating. A suboptimal breast cancer treatment plan can be deadly.
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October 01, 2012
Keeping Up
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October 01, 2012
Surgery on Sunday volunteers heal the poor and the uninsured
When Dale Smith of Barbourville, Ky., learned he needed a hernia operation, he worried because he had no health insurance.
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October 01, 2012
Yale-New Haven acquires Saint Raphael hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital has acquired the 511-bed Hospital of Saint Raphael of New Haven, Conn., and the hospital's 125-bed long-term care facility.
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October 01, 2012
Bresch helped lead CHA advocacy efforts
John Edward "Jack" Bresch died Sept. 1. He served on CHA's advocacy team for 17 years before departing as the association's director of legislative affairs in 2000.
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October 01, 2012
St. Elizabeth commemorates region's first open-heart surgery
St. Elizabeth Health Center of Youngstown, Ohio, recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the region's first open-heart surgery by bringing together the family of a St. Elizabeth physician who helped perform the operation and the heart patient he saved.
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October 01, 2012
Saint Francis to open PACE facility
Late this year or early next year, Saint Francis Healthcare of Wilmington, Del., plans to open Delaware's only Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly.
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October 01, 2012
Wheeling Hospital completes tower construction
Wheeling Hospital of Wheeling, W.V., has completed a two-year, $50 million construction project that added a seven-story tower to the campus.