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.
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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.
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