By JULIE MINDA
As of Aug. 31, 47% of people aged 12-17 had been partially or fully inoculated against COVID-19 — the lowest percentage of any age group eligible for vaccination, according to data analysis from The Washington Post.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Executives at several Catholic health systems that have raised their minimum wages to $15 an hour in recent months say the move was driven by a desire to provide all workers a living wage as well as by the tight labor market.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
As scientists point to wildfires and severe drought across much of the American West, flooding in the Midwest, hurricanes in the South and other extreme weather as evidence of global warming's impact, CHA, its members and other Catholic organizations are ramping up their efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Melissa Kersten remembers when, early in her time as a counselor at what is known as Burn Camp in Wisconsin, she overheard a group of girls chatting. One of them said: "I would never change what happened to me for anything" and the others agreed.
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By JULIE MINDA
Colleen Stiles, 78, was as excited as a schoolgirl last month when the kids returned to the elementary school classroom in Billings, Montana, where she works with children who need a boost with academic or developmental skills.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Several Catholic agencies already working in Haiti rushed medical and humanitarian support to victims of the earthquake that struck a southwestern region of the country on Aug. 14.
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By JULIE MINDA
Trinity Health Senior Communities is remodeling three of its senior living campuses in response to evolving preferences of seniors. The seniors' changing expectations were reflected in surveys the continuum of care system has conducted to inform the capital projects.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
There was no doubt among a panel of experts who discussed the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rationale for vaccination from a Catholic perspective that inoculation is a moral imperative in line with Catholic teachings.
"It's a great blessing from God," Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said of the broad availability of COVID vaccines in the United States. "Let's not abuse it. Let's get this done."
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Providers flip their operating model to provide more services at home
By JULIE MINDA
During the worst of the pandemic and prior to being vaccinated against COVID-19, Vivian Collick, 79, of Philadelphia, was afraid to venture out of her senior living apartment complex for supplies or medical care.
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By JULIE MINDA
About 20% of small businesses have closed either temporarily or permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
FERGUSON, Mo. — One of the people who stopped by the Mercy Clinic Primary Care – Ferguson within the first few weeks of its opening in late July was a Black man who couldn't find a doctor who would accept his insurance.
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By COLLEEN SCHRAPPEN
Jamie George had been through eight drug treatment programs for heroin dependency when he checked into
Waterfront Recovery Services on Dec. 5, 2018.
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By KATHLEEN NELSON
To help people who are homeless, Emily Corey must have two work homes. Corey is the first hospital homeless service coordinator for SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, working for and with a provider of services for people who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
A resource produced by the
Center for Community Investment in partnership with CHA aims to help hospitals and health systems make investments that benefit their communities and provide returns that can generate more investments.
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SCL Health is building a $650 million replacement hospital for its Lutheran Medical Center in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Several Catholic agencies already working in Haiti are rushing medical and humanitarian support to victims of the earthquake that struck a southwestern region on Aug. 14.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Despite offering sign-on bonuses, referral bonuses and starting pay of at least $15 per hour, Avera Health is getting an underwhelming response to postings for job openings at its nursing homes, assisted living communities and rehabilitation centers across the Upper Midwest.
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By JULIE MINDA
The pandemic has dealt heavy financial blows to long-term care providers and many are still reeling from the impact.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
When the doctor overseeing his care at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville gave Clinton Hammock the option of finishing his treatment for his cardiac condition at home, Hammock said yes.
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By PATRICIA CORRIGAN
When a first responder or social services provider in Baltimore suspects a person they are aiding is the victim of human trafficking, they have the ability to call in a "blue dot incident" and arrange for a "warm handoff" to a nurse trained in forensic exams and caring for victims of crimes and trauma.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
Cortney Shelton says she wants to believe that anyone with medical training would have responded just as she did when she saw a motorcyclist fly off of his bike on a busy interstate.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
A big reason that Avera Health decided to sell its telemedicine platform, Avera eCare, was so the service could gain wider use, Avera President and Chief Executive Bob Sutton said.
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Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City is building a $98 million four-story women's center to meet a growing need for labor and delivery and postpartum services.
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Patients in need of lab tests, vaccinations and blood pressure checks can get them from the HSHS Medical Group in Decatur or O'Fallon, Illinois, without getting out of their car.
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By JULIE MINDA
When a patient dies in the intensive care unit at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, nurse Maria Hermanson gives the patient's nearest family members an expression of sympathy she calls "Heartbeats in a Bottle."
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By LISA EISENHAUER
At least four Catholic health systems that together have about 350,000 workers have decided to require COVID-19 vaccines, citing studies that show the shots are safe and effective.
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By JULIE MINDA
Increasingly across the U.S., health care policymakers, payers and providers are recognizing the value of integrating mental health care into the medical health care continuum.
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By JULIE MINDA
In spring 2020, Dr. Ari Robicsek got a call from his sister in Toronto, who said she was having fevers that waxed and waned as well as anxiety attacks that were uncommon for her.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
The project that SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison in Wisconsin hired artist Mike Lroy for wasn't a simple one.
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By LISA EISENHAUER
At the end of her yearlong residency at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas – St. Elizabeth, Kaitlyn Read joined the other new registered nurses in relating an experience from the previous 12 months that reflected the system's mission in action.
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By JULIE MINDA
When Hollywood actor and stuntman Hilton Kelley visited his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, in 2000 after 20 years away, he was taken aback by how much the Gulf Coast community had deteriorated since his youth.
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Providence St. Mary Medical Center of Apple Valley, California, is partnering with Kaiser Permanente to build a replacement hospital in San Bernardino County's Victorville. The partners plan to open the campus in 2026.
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Ascension St. Vincent will invest $325 million to expand its flagship campus in Indianapolis, including relocating Ascension St. Vincent Women's Hospital there and building a new Brain and Spine Hospital.
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Lynn Britton will transition from president and chief executive of Mercy health system to executive chair of the Mercy Board of Directors at a yet to be determined date in 2022.
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