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.
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, Omaha, is the only hospital in Nebraska that uses hydrotherapy in the neonatal intensive care unit. The therapy can help babies who are born prematurely continue to develop muscle, bone and brain function as they would if they had been born at full-term. Omaha’s KETV recently aired a story about use of the technique at Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy; to see it, click here.
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.
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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 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
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