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September 2010

August 2010

	August 30 | Herald News At 80, Fall River's Rev. Robert Lawrence continues ministering to many
	August 30 | Herald News GUEST OPINION: A tribute to Rev. Robert Lawrence
	August 29 | Standard-Times The Acushnet Co., offspring celebrate century of helping soldiers and golfers survive and thrive [St. Luke's Hospital X-ray machine plays a role in creation of Titleist golf ball]
	August 26 | Standard-Times New executive to unify, strengthen home health services
	August 25 | Herald News Southcoast announces Thoracic Cancer Clinic
	August 24 | Standard-Times West Nile risk 'building fast'
	August 21 | Herald News WORKING AS A TEAM: Southcoast, pathology group partner to offer quicker results
	August 16 | Providence Business News Charlton Memorial Hospital auxiliary gives $1K scholarships for health careers
	August 13 | Standard-Times Hope, promise, commitment Ñ 48 become U.S. citizens aboard Big Mamie [including St. Luke's nurse]
	August 10 | Standard-Times Camp Angel Wings lifts kids above their grief
	August 8 | Standard-Times THE HEART ATTACK CLUB: No heart attack is 'mild' to the patient
	August 5 | Standard-Times Diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
	August 1 | Standard-Times HEALTH NEWSMAKERS: Sun safety day

July 2010

	July 30 | Herald News Elizabeth Blanchard, MD, joins Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care
	July 30 | Herald News Learn how to prevent concussions in young athletes
	July 29 | Standard-Times Fall River designated 'Heart Safe Community'
	July 28 | Herald News Fall River receives designation as a HeartSafe Community
	July 25 | Herald News University of Massachusetts Dartmouth adds a new program for health care workers
	July 25 | Standard-Times LETTER: Thanks to nursing staff [at St. Luke's Hospital]
	July 23 | Herald News Relief at last: Hyperbaric oxygen chamber treats stubborn wounds
	July 22 | NBC 10 / WJAR-TV Health Check: Wound center [with video]
	July 22 | Standard-Times The lowdown on D: Vitamin D deficiency not uncommon as sun is shunned
	July 22 | Cape Cod Times Shunned sun drives vitamin D deficiency
	July 21 | Standard-Times Lightning victim: 'Words can't express how grateful I feel'
	July 20 | Herald News Westport man survives being struck by lightning
	July 20 | NBC 10 / WJAR-TV Man talks about being struck by lightning [with video]
	July 20 | New England Cable News Westport, Mass. man struck by lightning and lives to tell about it [with video]
	July 20 | CBS 12 / WPRI-TV Co-workers save lightning strike victim [with video]
	July 20 | ABC 6 / WLNE-TV MA Man Talks About Being Struck By Lightning [with video]
	July 20 | CBS 4 / WBZ-TV Lightning Strike Victim Talks About Getting Hit [with video]
	July 20 | NBC 7 / WHDH-TV Westport lightning strike survivor speaks out [with video]
	July 20 | ABC 5 / WCVB-TV Lightning Victim Thanks Quick-Thinking Co-Workers: Man Struck By Bolt In Westport [with video]
	July 15 | Herald News LETTER: The best medical care is here in Fall River, 07-15-10
	July 8 | Standard-Times What You Should Know About Preterm Labor
	July 7 | Herald News Summer heat hammers the SouthCoast
	July 7 | Standard-Times SouthCoast scorcher: High heat, humidity and poor air quality create hazardous conditions
	July 6 | Boston Globe RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS: Small hospitals feel squeezed, too (letter to editor)
	July 6 | Standard-Times Mother and daughter graduate from BCC, launch health care careers
	July 5 | Herald News Blanchard joins Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care
	July 4 | Standard-Times Tobey Hospital Guild recently presented three $1,000 scholarship awards
	Wareham CourierJuly 2 | Wareham Courier Wareham's Vivian Bates completes 300th baby blanket for charity
	July 1 | Standard-Times Domino's Pizza offers Southcoast blood donors a tasty incentive

June 2010

	June 27 | Standard-Times Health Newsmakers: Treat for donors (give a pint ~ get a pizza)
	June 21 | Providence Business News INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Southcoast wins business IT award
	June 20 | Standard-Times Business Newsmakers: Hometown Hero (Southcoast heart surgeon Dr. Thomas Carr)
	June 17 | Standard-Times Health Newsmakers: Strategic Excellence (Southcoast wins 2010 CIO Award)
	June 17 | Standard-Times Imprisoned by cigarette addiction? There are dozens of paths to quitting smoking
	June 14 | Wareham Week Camp Angel Wings helps children with grief
	June 10 | New England Business Bulletin Southcoast doctor honored for dedication to Fall River soup kitchen
	June 10 | Cape Cod Times Dozens of paths to quitting smoking
	June 9 | Standard-Times Evening school grads urged to 'reinvent' themselves
	June 8 | Standard-Times June Jump-Up is Wednesday night at GNB Voc-TEch
	June 7 | Standard-Times YOUR VIEW: The quotable voice (John Day)
	June 4 | Standard-Times Longtime health leader reflects on accomplishments
	June 4 | Herald News Southcoast Health System president to retire
	June 4 | Providence Business News Southcoast Health CEO Day to retire
	June 4 | Boston Globe C section rates vary by hospital (Tobey among lowest in Mass.)
	June 3 | Standard-Times John B. Day, longtime Southcoast Health System head, to retire
	June 3 | Herald News Southcoast Health System president announces retirement plans

May 2010

	May 31 | Providence Business News Southcoast partners with pathology group
	May 28 | New England Business Bulletin Medical building kicks off Wareham business park
	May 24 | Boston Globe Insurers may slash rates to hospitals: Some patients might have to switch MDs
	May 21 | Boston Globe Doctors in Texas to aid area hospitals: Cancer center partners with Southcoast chain
	May 13 | Standard-Times OUR VIEW: Cancer scare
	May 3 | Providence Business News Southcoast cancer center affiliates with famed Texas cancer care network

April 2010

	Apil 30 | Standard-Times Makepeace breaks ground on medical building
	April 29 | Providence Journal Charlton goes south for expertise
	Apil 29 | Standard-Times Southcoast Hospitals lands key cancer care affiliation
	April 28 | NBC 10 / WJAR-TV Cancer center teams up with national network [with video]
	Apil 28 | Standard-Times Southcoast Hospitals teams up with U. of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
	April 28 | Herald News Charlton parent company affiliates with top cancer center
	Apil 27 | Standard-Times 2 SouthCoast doctors reached out to Haitian quake victims
	April 19 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Christian Ford
	April 15 | Fall River Spirit READY FOR THE WORST: Simulation prepares health workers for disaster at home
	Apil 15 | Standard-Times Stroke victim's recovery rare, astonishing
	April 14 | Dartmouth Chronicle Sharon's Walk announces entertainment for the event
	April 12 | Providence Business News Southcoast employees get training
	April 6 | Boston Globe Who's What, Where: Southcoast Hospitals Group, New Bedford
	April 1 | Fall River Spirit Southcoast opens new rehab center to public
	Apil 1 | Standard-Times Demystifying Menopause: A three-part series

March 2010

	March 29 | Herald News New Southcoast Rehabilitation Services facility in Fall River holds open house
	March 29 | Standard-Times YOUR VIEW: The quotable voice
	March 29 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Five Questions With: Jennifer Randall
	March 27 | Herald News Health reform will have less impact in Mass.
	March 25 | Standard-Times Wellness summit ends with plans for better health
	March 23 | NBC 10 / WJAR-TV Massachusetts has experience with universal health care [with video]
	March 23 | Standard-Times Health care providers, businesses weigh the implications
	March 23 | Standard-Times OUR VIEW: Live well, cut health costs
	March 22 | Standard-Times Healthier Southcoast is aim of two-day summit
	March 21 | Standard-Times Wound care center features oxygen therapy
	March 18 | Fall River Spirit Southcoast Rehab announces public open house and family event
	March 18 | Fall River Spirit Southcoast Hospitals opens wound care center
	March 17 | Dartmouth Chronicle Southcoast to host census questionnaire assistance centers
	March 15 | Standard-Times Big plans for area communities
	March 15 | Herald News SouthCoast's first wound care center opens in Fall River
	March 15 | Herald News Southcoast Rehab Services, Diabetes Management to host open house March 25
	March 15 | Standard-Times LETTER: Quarterback set example protecting son's hearing
	March 4 | Fall River Spirit FUN 107 to host walk in memory of DJ
	March 2 | Standard-Times Memorial walk for radio personality to benefit cancer center

February 2010

	February 26 | New England Business Bulletin Local businesses get serious about employee wellness
	February 25 | Herald News Charlton Auxiliary makes $1 million pledge to Southcoast Center for Cancer Care
	February 24 | Herald News Southcoast Rehab Services and Southcoast Diabetes Management opens state-of-the-art outpatient facility in Fall River
	February 22 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Auxiliary pledges $1M to Southcoast center
	February 21 | Herald News Going red: Women are getting the heart health message
	February 18 | Fall River Spirit Charlton Auxiliary makes $1 million pledge to Southcoast Center for cancer care
	February 17 | Standard-Times New Bedford aims to allay immigrants' fear of census
	February 16 | Herald News Census assistance available across SouthCoast region
	February 11 | Standard-Times Women are spreading the word about heart health
	February 11 | Fall River Spirit Southcoast opens new rehab facility
	February 10 | Standard-Times Postponements, cancellations from Southcoast Hospitals
	February 8 | Standard-Times Free swine flu clinics scheduled in Fall River and New Bedford
	February 7 | Standard-Times HEALTH NEWSMAKERS: Free flu clinics
	February 4 | Standard-Times Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Unveiling more than the ovary
	February 3 | Boston Herald Some top hospitals have high infection rates [Southcoast has zero]
	February 2 | Consumer Reports Health Consumer Reports Health: Central-Line Infection Rates In Boston Hospitals Vary Dramatically; Some Hospitals Not Reporting [Southcoast has zero]

January 2010

	January 29 | O Jornal Go Red: Save lives with the power of your very own voice
	January 27 | Standard-Times Donating blood is easier than ever
	January 27 | Dartmouth Chronicle Blood bank announces new `Double Red Cell' collection program
	January 23 | Standard-Times Swine flu shots draw crowds in Acushnet
	January 22 | Standard-Times Local doctors want to help Haiti
	Janaury 21 | Herald News A HEALTHY TWEET: Southcoast Hospitals using social media to connect with region
	January 21 | Standard-Times Hospitals relax sibling visitor restrictions
	January 21 | Fall River Spirit Bridge closure spells trouble, Charlton workers say
	Janaury 20 | Herald News Health is not only good for you, itÕs good for business, too!
	January 20 | WPRI-TV Channel 12 Blood bank looks to boost supply
	January 18 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Nancy Manchester
	January 18 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Lisa Tager
	January 18 | Providence Business News HEALTH CARE: Gerald Monchi
	January 14 | Fall River Spirit 'Get a pound' blood drive kicks off in city
	January 13 | Dartmouth Chronicle Southcoast offers OPTIFAST weight management program
	January 11 | Standard-Times Hospitals, area towns set flu vaccination clinics
	Janaury 10 | Herald News Southcoast Physician Services opens office at Truesdale Clinic
	January 10 | Standard-Times Clinic draws 800 seeking flu vaccination
	January 10 | Standard-Times Health Newsmakers: 7 Southcoast stories
	January 8 | O Jornal New Year's Babies weigh in
	January 7 | NBC 10 / WJAR-TV Health Check: Southcoast Family Medicine [with video]
	January 7 | Standard-Times Less frequent Pap tests now recommended for cervical cancer screening
	January 7 | Fall River Spirit Charlton surgeon appointed director of new wound care center
	January 7 | Fall River Spirit First SouthCoast New Year's baby born at Charlton
	January 7 | Standard-Times Health Briefs: OPTIFAST
	January 6 | Mass High Tech Employee training programs show signs of improvement
	January 5 | Standard-Times H1N1 flu clinic planned for all Dartmouth residents Thursday
	January 3 | Boston Globe Globe South Community Briefing: Wareham: Give a pint, get a pound [near bottom]
	January 3 | Standard-Times Health Newsmakers: Give a pint, get a pound [2d story]
	January 2 | Standard-Times First 2010 baby in southern New England born in Fall River
	Janaury 1 | Herald News Welcome, Baby New Year!
	January 1 | WPRI-TV Channel 12 New Year's babies born in RI and Mass. [with video]
	January 1 | Standard-Times NEW BEDFORD WOMAN OF THE YEAR: She's done wonders for food pantry, those in need [St. Luke's nurse]
	January 1 | Standard-Times NEW BEDFORD MAN OF THE YEAR: 'When there is a need, you can count on Nelson' [St. Luke's supporter]

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	Wareham Courier Wareham, Mass. 781-433-8200