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November 15, 2011
CHA: Ministry voices needed now to protect Medicare and Medicaid
As the congressional "super committee" charged with reducing the nation's debt continues its work, CHA is encouraging members to be vocal about protecting poor and vulnerable persons and ensuring that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act remains intact.
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November 15, 2011
Ministry addresses systemic contributors to hunger
It is common for Catholic health systems and facilities to tackle hunger concerns in their communities. They normally do so by providing emergency food aid to pantries or to individual families, and typically through food drives.
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November 01, 2011
Keeping Up
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November 01, 2011
Provena and Resurrection receive merger approval from state
Provena Health of Mokena, Ill., and Resurrection Health Care of Chicago have received approval to merge from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
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November 01, 2011
Providence Health & Services and Swedish Health Services to affiliate
Providence Health & Services and Swedish Health Services plan to form an affiliation of their Western Washington facilities, potentially by early next year.
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November 01, 2011
Sisters of Charity health system adopts PJP sponsor model
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth have transferred their health system sponsor role to a newly formed public juridic person.
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November 01, 2011
Carondelet receives $4.5 million bequest for hospice, palliative care
The Carondelet Foundation of Tucson, Ariz., has received a $4.5 million donation to bolster the support services it provides to people who need palliative care and hospice services.
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November 01, 2011
Palliative care growing, but many still lack access
Palliative care is one of the fastest-growing services in health care, according to a new report released by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center.
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November 01, 2011
Mercy to invest $4.6 billion in Missouri operations by 2019
Mercy health system of Chesterfield, Mo., has announced it will spend $4.6 billion over the next eight years to enhance its Missouri operations.
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November 01, 2011
Doctor says crowdsourcing tools can make people healthier
In his seminal book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky explores how new technology and social media can foster democracy, stop crime, even build a better kite.