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  • May 18, 2026
    As more states legalize physician-assisted suicide, ministry providers face complex ethical and clinical questions

    CHA webinar presenters discuss such concerns and how providers can and should prioritize patient interests.

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    Elderly hands clasping
  • May 18, 2026
    SSM Health and nonprofit Forest ReLeaf partner to plant trees and hope in St. Louis communities

    Participants at the recent CleanMed conference toured parts of the city to learn about the partnership and the importance of trees in disinvested neighborhoods.

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    Rebecca Hankins, partnership manager with Forest ReLeaf, and Dr. Alex Garza, chief community health officer with SSM Health
  • May 14, 2026
    Volunteers' handmade rosaries help to comfort patients of Intermountain Health St. Mary's in western Colorado

    Pastoral care staff and volunteers hand out up to 150 rosaries monthly, giving patients a tangible sign of hope.

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    one of the many rosaries created by volunteers for patients and others at Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital
  • May 12, 2026
    For a patient with dementia and no family, nurses at Ohio hospital became a surrogate one

    The woman and her care providers at the Bon Secours Mercy Health hospital formed a special bond during her long stay.

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    Shoemaker joins her former patient and now friend on an outing to a botanical garden in Cincinnati.
  • May 11, 2026
    Providence cardiologist's 5K fitness program leads to growing health and wellness initiative that reaches thousands

    Heart to Start is now part of a broader offering with health coaching, classes and resources.

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    Dr. James Beckerman, a cardiologist with Providence St. Joseph Health, celebrates at the finish line with a participant at a Heart to Start 5K in Portland, Oregon.
  • May 12, 2026
    Ascension leader in Northeast Florida donates part of liver to brother, calls her career and experience 'God's timing'

    Coleen Rickey, now in charge of a mobile health outreach program, left her previous Ascension job to help her brother.

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    Coleen Rickey, a mobile outreach leader for Ascension in Northwest Florida, donated part of her liver to her brother, Harry Tucker, in 2023.

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