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Not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems hauled in a record $8.9 billion in donations in fiscal 2011, but fundraisers still face pressure to find more donors as various income streams dry up.
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U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems received $8.9 billion in donations in fiscal 2011, an 8.2% increase from the previous year before, according to a report from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
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Imagine a hospital where the ICU's myriad devices seamlessly exchange data and where a patient's loss of dignity is viewed as a preventable harm on the same order as a fall or a bloodstream infection.
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Outliers was, to borrow a Britishism, gobsmacked to find that a showpiece segment of the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games celebrated … healthcare. Dancing nurses and doctors, children bouncing on beds. All in tribute to the National Health Service. During the segment, the...
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, hospital to Hollywood's rich and glamorous, is adding another star to its own personal walk of fame. Already home to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Brain Tumor Center, and a cascading water sculpture named “George and...
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And while Outliers is on the subject of divas … there's JLo. Actress, dancer, pop star, TV hostess and producer, cosmetics and automobile spokesmodel, clothing- and perfume-line entrepreneur, pro-football team investor and philanthropist. Whew, Jennifer Lopez does a lot. Now, La Lopez...
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An area of medical research that holds some of the greatest promise for the future is getting its own spot in history at the Smithsonian.
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Oh, those millennials.You know them: They're the demographic cohort that followed Generation X, known for their linguistic irreverence and “work-life balance” and narcissism, and for never having owned a telephone that didn't also have a built-in camera.
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The rate of charitable donations to not-for-profit hospitals isn't keeping pace with the need, according to an Association for Healthcare Philanthropy survey.
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Outliers loves a good card trick, but for a young kid, even a simple illusion is truly mesmerizing. Open Heart Magic, a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago, arranges visits with children and teens in area hospitals to bring smiles to their faces during difficult times.
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