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September 01, 2012
Bishop Doherty appointed liaison to CHA board
Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of the diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana is the new episcopal liaison from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to CHA's board of trustees.
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September 01, 2012
Ministry's Calvary and St. Joseph among Circle of Life honorees
Two Catholic health care providers were among the six organizations that received Circle of Life Awards or Citations of Honor this summer for their offerings in palliative and end-of-life care.
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September 01, 2012
St. Cloud Hospital opens addition that includes surgical suites, birthing center
St. Cloud Hospital of St. Cloud, Minn., has opened a $223 million addition that includes an enhanced operating room, intensive care unit and surgical suites as well as a family birthing center.
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September 01, 2012
Sponsors of Exempla to modify governance agreement; SCLHS to gain more control
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System and the Community First Foundation plan to modify the terms of their cosponsorship of Exempla Healthcare.
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September 01, 2012
Providence Everett hospital banks 'liquid gold' for sick newborns
At first she chalked it up to her daughter Sydney being colicky after breast-feeding. But when Sydney let loose "the most awful noise," Stacie Quatsoe, 34, of Mt. Vernon, Wash., knew something else was wrong.
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September 01, 2012
Mercy treats young sexual assault victims tenderly
For young victims of physical and sexual abuse, the assault is sometimes just the first trauma. Often they suffer again in the hospital, where they are examined and treated; in the police station, where they have to repeat their stories; and in the courtroom, where they come face to face with their abusers.
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September 01, 2012
CHI, PeaceHealth to form regional system in Northwest
Catholic Health Initiatives and PeaceHealth have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine their respective operations in the Northwest and create a new regional health care system serving Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
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September 01, 2012
Panelists explain how varying sponsor models help preserve Catholic identity
During a session at CHA's annual "Pre-LCWR Assembly Sponsorship Conference," panelists described three distinct sponsorship models in use in the ministry and explained how sponsors employ each model to ensure their ministries continue on in a mission-based way.
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August 15, 2012
Keeping Up
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August 15, 2012
Outreach program in Kenya aims to reduce AIDS' impact, prevalence
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has had a more drastic impact on sub-Saharan Africa than on any other region of the world, with more than 22 million currently infected with the disease and more than 14 million children losing at least one parent to HIV/AIDS.