Polycom, Inc. , the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications , today announced that Saint Vincent Health System has built a telehealth network with Polycom® RealPresence® video solutions that makes healthcare more accessible by visually connecting healthcare professionals and patients in virtual environments across 26 facilities in Pennsylvania.

FALL RIVER — Saint Vincent's Executive Director, John T. Weldon, announced that Dr. Donald L. Bigwood has joined Saint Vincent's staff as a child/adolescent psychiatrist and medical director.

Saint Vincent Health System employees will soon have to pay for parking at all hospital properties. Employees were notified May 11 by letter that the Erie hospital will begin assessing a monthly fee for those who use Saint Vincent parking, whether at the hospital or any of its medical offices.

The Catholic Diocese of Erie's lawsuit against the federal government highlights the rift between some in the Catholic hierarchy and the White House over birth-control coverage.

Clothing drive: A clothing drive to benefit Saint Vincent de Paul in Aurora will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Raphael Church parking lot, 1215 Modaff Road. The clothes collected will be brought to the St. Vincent de Paul store in Aurora and given for free to those who need help the most. Switchfoot concert: North Central College will feature the popular alternative rock band ...

I was sitting in a living room with a husband and wife, when she blurted out, I don't know whether to plan for Christmas or plan a funeral.

Grandma Gayle is how Gayle Fuhrman, R.N.C., so lovingly introduces herself when speaking to Saint Vincent Health Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit parents about their new babies. Most of those parents are in a fragile state of mind as their newborns are sent to the N.I.C.U.

Every day, in every role a nurse fills, whether it is in a doctor's office, hospital or outpatient setting, they are often a patient's greatest champion. We are all busy these days multi-tasking. Even with our busy schedules, nurses must remember they are here to help their patients, and the patients' needs and concerns should always come first.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of OECD Publishing's new report "Global Forum on Transparency

ROME, MAY 23, 2012 (Zenit.org).- As the October synod of bishops on the new evangelization draws near, ZENIT continues its series of interviews with the superiors of religious congregations.