January-February 2008

Volume 89, Number 1

Special Section:
America's Aging Population

• America's Aging Population
  Introduction
• A New Vision for an Aging Population
  The Church Can Play a Major Role
• 20th Anniversary 'A Time to Be Old, A Time to Flourish: The Special Needs of the Elderly At Risk'
  1988 CHA Report Remains Relevant in Today's Challenging Health Care Climate
• Coming Full Circle
  OBRA Brought Substantial Change for the Caring of Nursing Home Residents. Yet, Much Work Remains Today for the Industry.
• Developing an Aging Strategy for the Future
  Catholic Health East Establishes a 2017 Preferred Health Care Delivery Model
• A Cultural Shift
  Resident-Directed Care at Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle Places Elders at the Center of the Universe

Features

• Philanthropy Makes A Difference
  CHRISTUS Health Reaps the Benefits of Its Successful Community Efforts in Southern Texas
• Our Defined Social Purpose
  Catholic Hospitals Have Organic Relationships with Communities
• Tools For Ethical Discernment
  The Ministry Needs Help in Analyzing Health Care Reform Proposals

Columns

• Community Benefit — An Affordable Solution
• Community Benefit — The Tradition of Responding to Elders Continues Today
• Mission and Leadership — Leadership Formation: Choosing Between the Compass and the Checklist
• Ethics — The Ethics of the Ordinary
• Covering A Nation — State Children's Health Insurance: The Canary in the Coal Mine?
• Canon Law — Considering Exemptions Requires Cautious Approach

Departments

• Briefing — Leading by Example
• Press Conference — Caring for the Aged
• Innovation At Work — Making Pain Management a Priority
• Thinking Globally — Taiwanese and American Nurses Benefit From Exchange Program
• Book Review — Old Age in a New Age: The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes
• Prayer Service — Prayers for the Elderly and Those Who Care for Them

July-August 2008

Volume 89, Number 4

Features

• Compassion Has a Face
  The Place of Catholic Health Care in Christ's Redemptive Mission
• Catholic Health Care: The Social Face of Compassion
  Catholicism Can Contribute to the Discussion of Political and Social Reforms
• Building Diversity at Catholic Healthcare West
  The President and CEO Reveals System's Efforts to Establish a Heterogeneous Workforce
• Continued Excellence
  Three Past CHA Achievement Citation Recipients Share Success Stories
• The Value of Leadership Development Through Mentoring
  More Experienced Colleagues Can Help Protégés
• The Board of Directors' Role in Compliance & Ethics
  What Can It Do To Prevent Mishaps?
• Creating a Culture of Aging
  Catholic Health Systems Have Advantages in Working with Baby Boomers, the Fastest-Growing Segment of Workers
• Lean Principles Provide Opportunities for Catholic Health Care Organizations
  South Dakota Hospital Implements Techniques to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs

Columns

• Covering a Nation — Power to the People: Our Voices Can Make Change Happen
• Evidence-Based — The Importance of Analyzing Health Disparities among Ethnic and Racial Groups
• Community Benefit — Palliative Care and Community Benefit Can Work Together
• Canon Law — The Bishop's Vicar: How Does It Work?

Departments

• Briefing — No Matter What, Keep in Touch
• No Hands But Yours — Sr. Marlene Panko Offers a Helping Hand
• Press Conference — Tending to the Spirit
• Thinking Globally — SMDC Health System Employees Help Central African Country
• Innovation at Work — Enhancing the Quality of Life for Advanced Dementia Patients
• Book Review — Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor
• Prayer Service — Hands of Compassion

March-April 2008

Volume 89, Number 2

Special Section:
Leadership Formation

• Introduction — Leadership Formation: What's The Next Move?
• Formation Path in the Workplace: How Does It Work?
  This Traditional Process Focuses on Personal and Spiritual Growth
• Continuing the Mission
  How Do Health Care Leaders Keep Catholic Identity Alive in Today's World?
• Forming Leaders in the Business of Health Care
  Trinity Health Uses a Disciplined Process Rooted in Christian Spirituality and Theology
• Leadership Formation: A Call to Action
  How Can the Next Generation of Leaders Carry Jesus' Healing Ministry in Catholic Health Care?
• The Importance of Leadership Formation
  Collaborative Opportunities Exist Between Catholic Health Care and Catholic Universities
• Formation of Lay Sponsors
  Seven Leaders Reveal Their Thoughts on the Topic

Features

• Cooperating With Philanthropic Organizations
  How to Assess the Moral Permissibility of a Catholic Health Care Organization's Involvement
• No Need For Embryos?
  Recent Discoveries Dramatically Alter the Stem-Cell Debate
• Defending The Donor's Decision
  An Analysis of the Ethical Issues Related to First-Person Declarations of Organ Donation

Columns

• Covering a Nation — Our Vision for U.S. Health Care: We Can Get There from Here
• Evidence-Based — Evidence-Based Public Health Benefits Communities
• Community Benefit — Evaluating Community Benefit Programs: Asking the Right Questions
• Mission And Leadership — The Mission Leader and the 'A Position'
• Canon Law — What is Stable Patrimony?

Departments

• Briefing — Forming the Third Generation
• Press Conference — Lessons in Leadership
• Thinking Globally — PeaceHealth Employees Benefit from El Salvador Health Missions
• Innovation at Work — Arizona Medical Center Shows How to Be a 'Healing Hospital'
• Book Review — Medicine, Health Care, and Ethics: Catholic Voices
• Book Review — African American Bioethics: Culture, Race, and Identity
• Prayer Service — Leadership in Service to Others

September-October 2008

Volume 89, Number 5

Special Section:
Measuring Community Benefit

• Introduction
  The Future of Evidence-Based Community Benefit
• Governance and Management of Community Benefit
  How Can Hospitals Be Positioned to Address New Challenges?
• Using the Dashboard Technology Properly
  This New Tool Can Assist Not-for-Profits with Community Assessment and Outreach
• More Than Just Numbers
  Community Benefit Includes an Organization's Leadership and Facilitating Roles
• Measuring the Impact of Community Benefit
  Catholic Hospitals Can Meet All Necessary Requirements
• Incorporating Quality Assessment and Improvement
  Improving Outcomes, Reducing Costs
• Making Multiple Methods in Evaluation Work for Catholic Hospitals
  Four Specific Approaches to Mix Methods Are Available

Columns

• Ethics — Health Care Ethics: Changes on the Way
• Canon Law — Precision and Certitude: Laws Governing Laws

Departments

• Briefing — A New Vantage Point
• Press Conference — Explaining the New Rules for Measuring Community Benefit
• Thinking Globally — From Idaho to Haiti: A Medical Mission Story
• Innovation at Work — Mission by the Numbers
• No Hands But Yours — Spreading Hope and Faith to Troubled Women
• Book Review — A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent
• Prayer Service — Prosper the Work of Our Hands

May-June 2008

Volume 89, Number 3

Special Section:
Catholic Identity

• Identity and Institutions
  Catholic Health Care Providers Must Refashion Their Identity as Actors and Advocates in the World
• Serving God's People
  Catholic Health Care Must Continue the Tradition of Jesus' Ministry of Healing and Caring
• Health Care as 'Ministry': Common Usage, Confused Theology
  What Does It Mean to the Future of Catholic Health Care?
• A Franciscan Model For Conducting Ministry
  A Sponsor Reveals How Her Institute Brings the Healing Mission of Jesus to People in Need
• Bridging the Mission-Business Gap in Health Care
  How Can Catholic Health Ministries Close the Gap Between Business and Mission?
• Living the Mission in a Business Model of Health Care
  Sisters of Charity Health System Uses 'Balanced Scorecard' to Measure Operations
• Walking the Line in Service to Older Adults
  Senior Service Providers in Illinois and Indiana Work Together to Ensure Mission Drives Business Decisions
• Creating a Ministry of Caregiving
  Employees at Springfield (Ill.) Hospital Encouraged to be a 'Healing Presence' for Patients
• The Hallmark of Catholic Identity
  Four Methodologies to Make This Real and Lasting
• Giving Flesh to Dry Bones: God's Spirit in Strategic Planning
  The Catholic Health Association of Ontario Initiates a Successful Revitalization Process

Features

• Offering A Flickering Light
  How Caregivers Contribute to Atmospheres of Hope
• The Pace Program and End-Of-Life Care
  Providence ElderPlace in Portland, Ore., Develops Unique Approach for Enrolled Participants
• Jesus' Healing Revealed
  How many of us can't wait to turn 86 and live in a nursing home?
• On Basic Care For Patients In The 'Vegetative' State
  A Response to Dr. Hardt and Fr. O'Rourke
• A Pope's Teaching Closes A Loop
  The papal allocution of 2004 regarding tube feeding does not contradict the teaching of Pope Pius XII, but rather compliments it by closing a loop that completes a doctrine about the dignity of human life and appropriate medical treatment.

Columns

• That We May Know, Lord, Your Way on Earth
• Community Benefit — 12 Steps to Prepare for the New Form 990
• Evidence-Based — Bringing the Board on Board
• Covering A Nation — Keeping the Vision Alive for Health Care Reform
• Canon Law — Bishops and Religious Institutes: Building Collaboration
• Ethics — The Stories We Live By

Departments

• Briefing — An Enduring Sign
• Innovation at Work — Making Relationship-Based Care a Reality
• Thinking Globally — Hospital's Mission Outreach Program Assists Thousands of People Every Year
• Book Review — The Catholic Vote: A Guide for the Perplexed
• Prayer Service — Reflection Upon Catholic Identity in Health Care

November-December 2008

Volume 89, Number 6

Special Section:
Physician Relations

• Introduction
  Doctoring the Hospital–Doctor Relationship
• Physician Alignment: Paths to Partnership
  Trinity Health Uses Model That Builds Trust between Physicians and Administrators to Enhance Patient Care
• Empowering Physicians
  Doctors at a Connecticut Hospital Collaborate with Administrators to Reach Common Goals
• Successfully Managing Patient Data
  Physician Involvement in the Development of ConnectCare at Bon Secours Health System Proves Beneficial on Many Levels
• When Physicians Open Their Souls
  Regular Group Sessions Help Doctors Improve Holistic Quality of Their Work and Spiritual Wellness of Their Lives
• Schwartz Center Rounds: Focusing on the Patient-Caregiver Relationship
  This National Model Offers Emotional Support to Doctors and Other Medical Professionals
• 'Share That Abundance with Those in Need'
  Fr. Donald Senior's Homily Encourages Health Care Professionals to Serve and Heal Patients Unable to Care for Themselves

Features

• The Dignity of Being Human
  Examining Points Made by Cardinal Rigali and Bishop Lori Regarding Patients in the 'Vegetative' State
• Twenty-Five Years Later: Cardinal Bernardin's Consistent Ethic of Life
  What It Still Means to Catholic Health Care

Columns

• Health Reform Initiatives — Harry and Louise Are Back — And They Need You
• Community Benefit — Something Old, Something New: CHA's Updated Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit
• Mission and Leadership — Physicians and the Mission of Catholic Health Care: Catholic Imagination at Work
• Ethics — Enhancing Ethics Committees in Catholic Health Care
• Canon Law — Understanding Charism

Departments

• Briefing — Taking God on Rounds
• Press Conference — Putting the Patient First
• No Hands But Yours — Taking Health Care to the Streets
• Book Review — An Introduction to Health Care Ethics: Theological Foundations, Contemporary Issues, and Controversial Cases
• Prayer Service — Health Care: A Spiritual Practice