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She
Helps Others Inspired by Help She Got
 But
in ways both mysterious and as subtle as a brick, God led a Catholic
school girl from Green Bay, Wis., through several career shifts
and debilitating illnesses to a life as a full-time chaplain at
St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City. (full
story...)
By Kevin Kelly
Catholic Key Associate Editor
Reprinted with permission from The
Catholic Key
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Introduction
to Acupuncture
 It's
a thought many of us have trouble understanding-placing needles on
your body will help relieve your pain or soothe your spirit. But acupuncture
has been practiced in China for thousands of years with great success.
Dr. David Yoo explains his approach to combining Western and Chinese
medicine. (full
story...) |
Breathing
Easier
Ten percent of the population suffers from chronic lung disease. It
is in fact, the fourth leading killer in the United States. But there
is help for those with the disease. Carondelet Health offers pulmonary
rehabilitation at St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs and Saint Joseph
Health Center. (full
story...) |
Artificial
Hips Recalled
 Here's something
you don't hear about everyday-a recall of an artificial joint surgically
put into a person. But that's the case with a hip-replacement part
voluntarily recalled by Sulzer Orthopedics. (full
story...) |
Big
Deal for Little Kids
 The
Child Development Center (CDC) at Saint Joseph Health Center recently
received accreditation from NAEYC (National Association for the Education
of Young Children), an honor awarded to only about five percent of
child care centers nationwide.Centers applying for accreditation go
through a self-study process lasting several months. Then the site
is visited and evaluated by representatives of NAEYC.(full
story...) |
Changing
the Way We Respond to Cardiac Arrest
 Saint
Joseph Health Center is among the first to begin using automatic external
defibrillators (AEDs) throughout its entire facility. AEDs are not
new to health care. For years, emergency medical service (EMS) personnel
have used AEDs to provide defibrillation outside the acute care environment
in the community. Recently, a push has been underway to expand the
use of AED's beyond the EMS arena to hospital environments and into
airports, retail malls, golf courses and athletic facilities. (full
story...) |
Alzheimers
and Wandering
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive illness that affects 10 percent
of those over the age of 65 and nearly half of those over the age
of 85. Fifty-nine percent of those suffering with Alzheimer's will
wander during the course of their illness. Wandering behavior includes
all those behaviors that carry with them the potential of getting
lost. (full
story...) |
2000
Annual Report
 There
was a lot happening within Carondelet Health in the year 2000. Our
2000 report includes a letter to the community
from George Zara, Carondelet Health President and Chief Executive
Officer, financial highlights and a list
of our board of directors. |
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