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Healthcare philanthropy plummets
Charitable contributions to non-profit healthcare institutions posted a double-digit decline in the U.S. last year, at a time when hospitals may soon become increasingly dependent on such giving.
Tennessee top spot for transplant candidates
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs needed a liver transplant, he registered with transplant units in locations around the country. He hit the jackpot in Tennessee, which had a 229-person waiting list for a
Fundraising efforts likely to return lesser results
Time for hospitals to brace for more bad news: Fund-raising efforts are likely to have lower results during the holiday season and into the new year. Many hospitals are already downgrading their
Doctors are debating when to declare organ donors dead
In the past, transplant procedures were fairly cut and dried: Doctors only removed a patient's organs after their brain stopped working completely. Lately, however, three heart transplants have taken
