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<title>Did medical bills lead to Peoria nurse's firing?</title>
<link>http://www.ishmpr.org/news/2009/peoria-nurse.html</link>
<description>former nurse alleges in a lawsuit that Proctor Hospital in Peoria fired her because of expenses her late husband had incurred for prostate cancer treatment. The hospital denies the allegations. </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Charting hospital performance</title>
<link>http://www.ishmpr.org/news/2008/hospital-performance.html</link>
<description>Of 30 hospital attributes examined, no major category, including financial health, was determined to be an independent driver of clinical performance or improvement.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hospitals raise perks to draw, treat patients</title>
<link>http://www.ishmpr.org/news/2008/hospital-perks.html</link>
<description>At suburban Detroit's Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, patients will indulge in gourmet room service, stroll walking trails and take cooking classes. A former Ritz-Carlton executive is running the show.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ISHMPR Announces Pinnacle Award Winners</title>
<link>http://www.ishmpr.org/news/2008/2008pinnaclewinners.html</link>
<description>Northwestern Memorial Hospital gathers &quot;Best of Show&quot; honors.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Provena site loses tax status decision</title>
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<description>Lower court's ruling on Urbana hospital reversed</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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