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READ MORE Additional information about What you need to know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)CHI Franciscan, Tacoma, WA, and Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, announced the Washington State Department of Health approved Virginia Mason’s Certificate of Need application for a Level II Special Care Nursery. This paves the way for the new Virginia Mason Birth Center, an Alliance with CHI Franciscan.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, received certification for its cardiac rehabilitation program from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This certification recognizes CHI Memorial’s commitment to improving patients’ quality of life by enhancing standards of care.
The Saint Joseph London Foundation, London, KY, received a grant of $100,000 from WHAS Crusade for Children to establish a Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Saint Joseph London. The NICU at Saint Joseph London will be one of only two Level II NICUs within the southeastern Appalachian region of Kentucky.
Thanks in part to $2 million anonymous donation, the trauma program at CHI Health Good Samaritan took a highly anticipated step forward on Aug. 27 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new emergency department.
The foundations for three CHI Saint Joseph hospitals – Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation, Bardstown, KY; Saint Joseph Berea Foundation, Berea, KY; and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Foundation, Mount Sterling, KY – were granted a total of $26,778 from the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). Each foundation received $8,926, and the funds
The Mercy Foundation, Roseburg, OR, received a generous grant of $150,000 from The Ford Family Foundation for the Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP). The funds will support continued dental hygiene and dental education for students in Douglas County. Grant objectives include reducing the number of youths who require additional treatment and provi
Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East, Lexington, KY, each earned Platinum Recognition from the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign for efforts to increase organ, eye and tissue donor registrations across Kentucky.
Saint Joseph London, London, KY, and Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY, each earned a Gold Seal of Approval® for Total Hip and Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, Omaha, is the only hospital in Nebraska that uses hydrotherapy in the neonatal intensive care unit.
CHI Mercy Health, Roseburg, OR, and the rest of the Douglas County Human Trafficking Task Force (DCHTTF) received a grant from Zonta International that will support implementation of a human trafficking prevention curriculum in all 26 middle and high schools in the county. The Zonta Club of Roseburg and the DCHTTF jointly applied for the Zonta Inte
Three CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations in Kentucky were awarded more than $30,000 in grants from Susan G. Komen Kentucky to support women’s health initiatives. The funds will help expand the breast health resources provided by the foundations, including cancer screenings and treatments, financial assistance and other support for underserved wome
CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, earned recognition for efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state. The Platinum-level recognition comes from the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.
CHI Memorial will present the 2019 Southeast Regional Spine Symposium on Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Chattanooga, TN.
CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, NE, received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus-Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally
The July-August issue of Health Progress, which looks at the health risks facing young people, includes articles about noteworthy initiatives in Catholic health care that work to enhance children’s quality of life.
The CenteringPregnancy Prenatal Care Program at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, Dickinson, ND, was named the Outstanding Rural Health Program by the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health. The award honors a program that delivers services in innovative ways to improve care access and quality for rural North Dakotans.
Janelle Reilly, the new CEO of CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, recently committed herself to serving with “passion, authenticity, and a deep spirit and awareness that what we do is sacred work.”
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.
Michelle Cooper, chief compliance officer for CHI, was named a 2019 Woman of Influence and Inspiration by the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation (WBL). She is one of 11 recipients selected from WBL’s 3,500 senior executive women members, nominated for their inspirational contributions to the health care industry.
Continuing Care Hospital (CCH) at CHI Saint Joseph Health, Lexington, KY, was awarded the 2019 Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) Quality Award for its work in Safe Patient Handling Movement. The hospital was recognized May 10 at the 90th Annual KHA Convention in Lexington.
For the 46th consecutive year, CHI Health Good Samaritan, Kearney, NE, hosted Kindergarten Days at the hospital. On April 23-26, more than 650 kindergarten students toured Good Samaritan to become more comfortable with hospitals and health care providers.
Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY, is the only facility in Kentucky to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease Specific Care in Sepsis Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects a commitment to providing safe, effective patient care.
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, Mount Sterling, KY, opened a new, six-bed progressive care unit (PCU) in March that will better serve patients who are transitioning between the intensive care unit (ICU) and medical-surgical care
Even well-loved teddy bears need a check-up now and then, and taking a favorite stuffed animal to a medical appointment can help children overcome fears about going to the doctor. That’s why the physicians and staff of Good Samaritan Clinic and Kearney Clinic in Kearney, NE, will open a Teddy Bear Clinic on April 11 at the Kearney Area Children’s M
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, and The Chattanooga Heart Institute have a new treatment for people who have non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib). An estimated five million people in the U.S. are affected by AFib, an irregular heartbeat that brings a greater risk of stroke.
CHI Mercy Health, Roseburg, OR, celebrated 110 years of serving the community with a gathering on Feb. 21. Employees and members of the community were welcome to attend the event, which featured a blessing and prayer.
CHI Health has launched MyProviderMatch.com, the only tool of its kind in Nebraska. The website matches prospective patients with a selection of compatible health care providers based on answers to a few simple questions.
Congratulations to Michelle Edwards, CHI system vice president for advanced practice, who is now a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
The Saint Joseph London campus, London, KY, will have a new addition in 2020; preparation work for the construction of a new medical office building is underway.
The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation recently made a generous grant of $10,000 in support the Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP) of Mercy Foundation, Roseburg, OR. The funds will be used to support HKOP programs that provide dental prevention screenings and services for students in Douglas County, as well as oral health education and connection
Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
The North Dakota Hospital Association presented CHI’s Tod Graeber with the prestigious Sr. Boniface Timmins Award during the annual Associate Banquet of CHI St. Alexius Health in October.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, has received the Melanoma Hope Network Center of Excellence designation, one of only 17 centers in the country, and the only one in Tennessee. This designation recognizes melanoma treatment centers and physicians that offer exceptional care, knowledge and compassion to patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma.
TriHealth’s Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, announced today that is the first hospital in the Midwest and the third in the country to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Brain Tumor Certification.
Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, and the University of Louisville are celebrating a significant milestone: the 300th lung transplant performed at the hospital’s Trager Transplant Center.
Congratulations to Penrose St. Francis Breast Center, Colorado Springs, CO, on achieving the CHI Breast Center of Excellence designation after earning three national recognitions,
CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, will team with Essentia Health to host a Wave of Light Ceremony to support people in the community who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss.
TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, is partnering with BrightView, a local outpatient addiction medicine practice, to help TriHealth providers who have questions about treatment care of patients with opioid use disorders. The partnership will complement TriHealth’s current alcohol and drug programs and ability to provide a seamless continuum of care.
CHI Memorial and The Chattanooga Heart Institute, Chattanooga, TN, have donated three electrocardiogram (EKG) machines and supplies to Walker County Schools in North Georgia. The machines will be used by students in health care science classes, part of a Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) program
Colleen Scanlon, CHI’s senior vice president and chief advocacy officer, is the recipient of the Catholic Health Association’s prestigious Sister Concilia Moran Award for 2018. She will accept the award at the CHA Assembly in June.
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling and Saint Joseph East, part of KentuckyOne Health, received Blue Distinction® Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky. Saint Joseph Mount Sterling received a Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care designation; Saint Joseph East received a with a Blue Distinction® Center for Bariatric Surgery designation.
Representatives from Hubbard County, MN, including colleagues from CHI St. Joseph’s Health, headed to Washington, DC, to attend the 28th Annual National Leadership Forum of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of Americas (CADCA).
Several CHI hospitals were recently named Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) in the U.S. by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Founded in 1877, Saint Joseph Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health, is celebrating 140 years in Lexington.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, introduced a new, mobile way to screen for lung cancer. ‘Breathe Easy’ is a motor coach equipped with a low-dose computed tomography (CT) machine. This technology is the first of its kind in the Chattanooga region, and it’s the only fully independent unit in the nation.
Five CHI hospitals received a 5-Star Overall Hospital Rating, the highest possible, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care. Only 337 hospitals nationwide received a 5-Star rating, which is based on hospital inpatient and outpatient quality program data.
More than 150 lives were saved in 2017 thanks to a record-breaking number of organs transplanted at the Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center, a joint program of the University of Louisville School of Medicine and KentuckyOne Health.
The Surgical Review Corporation named Saint Joseph East, Lexington, part of KentuckyOne Health, a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. Saint Joseph East is the only hospital in central Kentucky to receive this designation, which is based on patient volume, outcomes and the types of procedures offered.
A recent retreat attended by nursing leaders from three KentuckyOne Health hospitals in the Lexington area – Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph Jessamine – included a surprise visit to 320 Linden Walk in Lexington, where the original Saint Joseph Hospital opened in 1876.
Xavier University and TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH – two long-time, faith-based organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for all – broke ground on the Health United Building (HUB) on the Xavier campus.
The RN Residency Program at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, received accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). It is the only ANCC accredited program in Tennessee.
CHI Memoria, Chattanooga, TN, and Rob Headrick, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, announced the opening of the Chest and Lung Cancer Center at the Rees Skillern Cancer Institute. “Lung cancer affects so many in our community,” said Helen Kuroki, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer for CHI Memorial.
VNA Health at Home, part of KentuckyOne Health, received a grant for $516,095 to help fund its Personal Care Attendant Program (PCAP). The program serves Kentucky adults with severe physical challenges who wish to live independently, but need financial assistance and the help of a personal care attendant.
The Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East, Lexington, part of KentuckyOne Health, welcomed its first baby of 2018 at 5:48 a.m. on Jan. 1. Bryce Barron and Jaleigha York of Berea, KY, welcomed Letty Jae Barron. She weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18.5 inches long.
At Jewish Hospital in Louisville, part of KentuckyOne Health, a team of surgeons recently used an advanced microsurgical technique to take abdominal tissue from one identical twin and use it in breast reconstruction for the other twin: something that has happened only five times in the world.
The Mercy College bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program in Des Moines is Iowa’s only recipient of 2017 funding for a White Coat Ceremony. More than 80 new undergraduate students at Mercy College School of Nursing participated in the school’s first-ever white coat ceremony, a rite of passage that welcomes students into medical professions.
CHI oncology investigators and research teams from around the system received a total of 11 awards at the annual meeting of the National Cancer Institute’s Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). This NCI-supported network brings cancer prevention clinical trials and cancer care delivery research to people in their home communities.
TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, has set new goals to increase the organization’s leadership diversity and supply chain spending with minority, women and veterans. This is part of TriHealth’s long-term commitment to diversity and inclusion, according to Mark Clement, president and CEO.
Cinda Fluke, SJMS VP operations; Andy Baker, chair of the SJMS Foundation; Lana McDonald, Ashley Stephens, Cynthia Bailey; Leslie Smart, president SJMS Foundation
Throughout CHI, spiritual care teams are ready to provide comfort, compassion, and hand-on help in many situations. A recent story in Catholic Health World looks at how spiritual care teams rise to the occasion during natural and man-made disasters: and, the first example is the spiritual care team at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical
Mercy College of Health Sciences and the Mercy Foundation, Des Moines, IA, announced the opening of the new Josephine Norkaitis Student Success Center.
Joe Johnson, the program coordinator for the FATHER Project, received Outstanding Professional of the Year award at The Nurturing Fathers Program 2017-2018 Summit. Since launching in 2011, the FATHER Project of CHI St. Joseph’s Health Community Health, Park Rapids, MN, has provided life-changing support for families.
Pediatric and infant heart and vascular patients at Saint Joseph London, London, KY, now have better monitoring technology closer to home. With the help of a $10,000 grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the hospital has purchased echo probes sized specifically for smaller patients.
The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, Lexington, KY, completed a major renovation to the Wilma Thornton Cardio Thoracic Vascular Suite at Saint Joseph Hospital. The unit is named in honor of Mrs. Thornton, a former patient who passed away in 2011 at age 86.
Centura Health recognized Peter D. Banko, the new president and CEO of Centura, at a Commissioning to Leadership Ceremony. Honoring the history and traditions of its founding sponsors, Adventist Health System and CHI, the Commissioning to Leadership Ceremony celebrated and blessed Peter as he prepared to assume his new role.
More babies are born at TriHealth’s Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, than any other hospital in Southwest Ohio. Now, their moms and dads and families will have new, private rooms and other amenities when they welcome their babies into the world.
CHI Mercy Health employees are giving back to the Valley City, ND, community by donating to the Barnes County Food Pantry.
Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, Louisville, part of KentuckyOne Health, is inviting the community to learn more about weight-loss procedures with a live broadcast of an upcoming weight-loss surgery. On Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m., KentuckyOne Health will broadcast the surgery via Facebook Live and provide live tweets on Twitter.
TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, signed a letter of intent with St. Elizabeth Healthcare to create a laboratory joint venture that will offer comprehensive, high-value outpatient laboratory services to the Tri-State (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) area.
The Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP) of the Mercy Foundation, Roseburg, OR, was awarded two grants to support continued dental hygiene and education for students in Douglas County. The C. Giles Hunt Charitable Trust donated $5,000, and $3,000 was given by the Juan Young Trust.
The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, Lexington, KY, awarded scholarships to 13 nurses in the Lexington area. The scholarship awards total $17,000, and help provide KentuckyOne Health nurses with educational opportunities and the ability to pay off student loans. A reception on July 18 honored the local nurses selected for a scholarship.
After an extensive physician search and the renovation of a new facility, the CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health Behavioral Health Center opened to patients and families on Aug. 7. Located in East Lampeter Township, PA, the new center is led by a team of dedicated mental health professionals.
The Minnesota Department of Health recently designated CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, as a Level 4 Trauma Hospital, and the hospital is now part of Minnesota’s statewide trauma system. The process included an outside review of the hospital’s resources and capabilities to care for trauma patients.
KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP), the state’s largest accountable care organization, was recognized with Elite 5-Star status from CAPG, a professional association for accountable physician groups. KHP is one of only 87 organizations nationwide to receive the Elite honor in 2017.
Alison Mason, RN, CHI’s national director of quality informatics, is featured in a Health Leaders article about nurses’ adoption of evidence-based practice. In the article, Mason discusses how CHI enables nurses to challenge evidence-based practice as a way to provide their input, which can lead to better acceptance of changes in practice
Saint Joseph Martin, part of KentuckyOne Health, has teamed with local organizations to encourage people to improve their health through physical activity. Saint Joseph Martin, the Floyd County Health Department and the Floyd County Diabetes Coalition are hosting a free Walking Club each Tuesday through September.
TriHealth’s Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, received a Citation of Merit from the 2017 QUEST® Awards for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc., a health care improvement company.
The Trager Transplant Center at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, part of KentuckyOne Health, was selected to participate in the second pilot phase of the Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network (COIIN), a three-year project intended to increase transplantable kidney utilization and study new methods of quality monitoring.
Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines has partnered with Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare to build and operate the first freestanding rehabilitation hospital in the state of Iowa.
Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA, received an $84,000 Dash Emergency Grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates to operate and maintain a student emergency aid program.
CHI St. Gabriel’s Health, Little Falls, MN, received the Minnesota Hospital Association’s Innovation of the Year in Patient Care honor for small hospitals. In 2015, CHI St. Gabriel's Health received a State Innovation Model grant to focus on a population of patients using narcotics for chronic pain.
The FATHER Project at CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, received the Minnesota Communities Caring for Children 2017 Pinwheel Award for excellence in the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington, Carrington, ND, was named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the nation for 2017. This is the third time since 2014 that CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington has been recognized with the Top 20 distinction.
The Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP) of the Mercy Foundation, Roseburg, OR, was recently awarded a grant of $124,000 from the Ford Family Foundation in support of continued dental hygiene and education for students in Douglas County.
The contribution of more than 35 blankets from staff of CHI St. Francis Health is helping to maintain a tradition at CHI Health at Home-Hospice in Breckenridge, MN. Each person admitted to hospice care receives a handmade fleece comfort blanket that their family, in turn, gets to keep.
Patient safety is always a priority at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, and one way they help people stay healthy is monitoring the amount of radiation patients receive at CHI Memorial’s hospitals. CHI Memorial participates in Image Wisely, an awareness program of the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America...
For the third year running, employees of Conifer and CHI St. Mary’s Health, Nebraska City, CE, participated in the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive sponsored by Conifer. This year, the collaboration resulted in 199.6 lbs. of cereal donated to the local food pantry, contributing to a total of more than 550 lbs. in the last three years.
Continuing Care Hospital and Our Lady of Peace, each part of KentuckyOne Health, were honored by the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA). The KHA Quality Awards honor hospital leadership and innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee designated the cardiac care program at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, as a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Cardiac Care, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are proven to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes based on objective measures developed with input..
TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, is creating a comprehensive neuroscience institute in partnership with Mayfield Brain & Spine, a world leader in neurologic surgery. The institute will provide state-of-the-art surgical care for the brain, head, neck and spine, as well as advanced stroke care.
To help patients and visitors find their way around campus, CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, introduced a new, free wayfinding app. The CHI Memorial app includes maps of all floors of the main hospital, with indicators for key locations, such as cardiac services and the outpatient lab, elevators, eateries, restrooms, nurses’ stations, and even...
Mercy Medical Center, Roesburg, OR, was named one of the Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals in the nation for 2017. These hospitals have achieved success in overall performance evidenced by a composite rating from eight indices: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, costs, charges and financial..
Members of the Susan G. Komen Chattanooga affiliate present grant funds to representatives from the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial.
Astec Industries, Inc., donated $50,000 to the Buz Standefer Lung Center at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN. The donation was made in honor of Astec Industries employees around the globe and in memory of the company’s founder, J. Don Brock, who passed away in 2015 from mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer.
Mercy Iowa City will join the Mercy Health Network statewide hospital network, effective June 1. Mercy Health Network and Mercy Iowa City each have missions focused on improving and transforming health care in the communities served. Both organizations were both founded by the Sisters of Mercy and share legacies of compassionate care and service...
Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, part of KentuckyOne Health, helped educate the community about joint pain during a free seminar on April 26. The featured guest speaker was Jerome Bettis, a former football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, known during his career as “The Bus.”
Shelbyville, KY, now has a high-tech, remote connection to the region’s leading neurologists, resulting in quicker treatment for patients experiencing stroke. Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, part of KentuckyOne Health, has partnered with University of Louisville Physicians to provide remote consultations with specialist physicians via a robot.
CHI Franciscan Health, Tacoma, WA, and Virginia Mason Health System, a nonprofit regional health care system based in Seattle, announced the formal approval of their clinical partnership and strategic affiliation by signing a definitive agreement. With the partnership now official, both organizations are exploring several opportunities...
The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, Louisville, part of KentuckyOne Health, received $40,000 in donations to help expand KentuckyOne Health Cancer Care at Saint Joseph East. The gifts were made in memory of Lesa Taylor, a former patient who passed away from breast cancer in 2014.
Our Lady of Peace, Louisville, part of KentuckyOne Health, has opened the first retail pharmacist-operated, long-acting injection clinic at a behavioral health care center in the U.S. This new clinic is aimed at helping people who have opioid addiction and psychiatric patients who have schizoaffective disorders.
The Community Health Department of CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Park Rapids, MN, is expanding The FATHER Project and bringing their efforts and accomplishments in working with fathers and families to a new community. This month, the program will expand to Walker, MN, about 30 miles northeast of Park Rapids.
In the 1940s, Willie Mena Jones-Glass made history when she became the first African American nurse hired at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY. Nurse Glass, now 106 years old, was born in Cameron, TX, and earned a nursing degree from Prairie View A&M University in 1936.
Two surgeons at the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, are recognized as Hidden Scar-trained surgeons. Betsy Washburn, MD, and Mark Brzezienski, MD, are just the second breast surgeon/plastic surgeon team in the country, and the only team in the Southeast, to perform this breast cancer surgery technique...
CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health, Lancaster, PA, announced the recipients of its 2016 Community Initiatives Grants. The grant winners were chosen through a competitive application process focused on six areas that impact the lives of local children. Six local nonprofit organizations were chosen for awards totaling $92,920.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, has teamed with the American Heart Association to support the new Healthy For Good movement in Chattanooga through 2021. The movement encourages people to make a commitment to live healthier lives.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, has been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) for its ongoing commitment to responsible lung cancer screening. Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer – carried out safely, efficiently and equitably – saves tens of thousands of lives a year. More than 700 low dose CT screenings...
CHI Health at Home was approved for accreditation status by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for home care, home infusion, home respiratory care, and hospice services. Accreditation by ACHC reflects an organization’s dedication to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.
Our Lady of Peace and Medical Center Jewish East, Louisville, both part of KentuckyOne Health, are on the 13th Annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky list, which identifies and recognizes Kentucky’s best employers.
A 11-year-old girl who collected hundreds of pairs of shoes for kids and young adults in need has donated the shoes to the Kosair Children’s Peace Center at Our Lady of Peace, Louisville, KY, part of KentuckyOne Health.
The Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP) of CHI Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, OR, received a grant of $5,000 from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
Xavier University and TriHealth, faith-based organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Cincinnati, OH, community, announced a 10-year exclusive affiliation to build a national model of excellence for collegiate health and wellness.
Allen Sànchez, president and CEO of CHI St. Joseph’s Children, Albuquerque, NM, recently had an opportunity to talk about the community health service organization’s home visiting program and how it benefits children and families.
KentuckyOne Health Imaging in Richmond, KY, has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Lung cancer is the nation’s leading cancer killer – taking the lives of more people each year than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined.
KentuckyOne Health is making emergency room visits faster for patients with a new “30-minute ER pledge,” which is expected to cut the time it takes to see a physician by 50%. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 136 million emergency department visits each year in the United States, and the south..
For its commitment to healthy babies and healthy moms, CHI Health Lakeside, Omaha, NE, earned Perinatal Care Certification from The Joint Commission. The certification program recognizes hospitals that are committed to achieving patient-centered care for mothers and their newborns.
Saint Joseph London, part of KentuckyOne Health, welcomed its first baby of 2017 at 11:21 a.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2017. Hughie Davidson and Martha Hensley of Oneida, KY, welcomed Hughie Davidson II to the family. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.
CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, has received accreditation for cardiac catheterization from Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence™ (ACE), an organization dedicated to ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards for cardiovascular and endovascular care. ACE™ accreditation is a professional review of an organization’s structure...
