Catholic Healthcare West has reorganized its governance structure and changed its name to Dignity Health.

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is proving the merits of an inventive approach to reducing the fear and stigma that keep many people from seeking mental health care.

Dr. Jennifer Rench certainly felt called to a career in medicine. Her original plans to follow in her father's footsteps and become an engineer were transformed, while she was in college, through a deeply spiritual encounter she experienced while volunteering at a small hospital in the Dominican Republic.

Two Kentucky systems connected with Catholic Health Initiatives have merged to form that state's largest health care provider.

If you want to know what seniors and their families value or dislike about health care services, ask them. That's the advice of Carrie Hays McElroy, service line administrator for senior services at St. Mary Mercy hospital in Livonia, Mich.

Can an ancient Chinese healing practice that reportedly moves energy through the body improve the overall physical and mental health of older adults living in long-term care facilities?

Ethicist and theologian John "Jack" Glaser died Jan. 19 at age 79. He was a nationally recognized moral theologian and author who cofounded the Center for Healthcare Reform, to advocate for health care reform in the United States.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity of Manitowoc, Wis., have renamed the parent company of their sponsored ministries, from FSCC HealthCare Ministry to FSCC Sponsored Ministries.