| Ministry celebrates health reform |
History was made this year with the passage of health care reform, Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, told the audience at the 2010 Catholic Health Assembly here
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| Fr. Hehir says Catholic theology has room for opinion, debate |
| In his opening day speech to the Catholic Health Assembly here, Fr. J. Bryan Hehir addressed the highly public disagreement between U.S. Catholic bishops and CHA over support for the health reform bill, and he argued that both positions are defensible from the standpoint of Catholic moral theology. |
| CHA announces Vision 2020 strategies |
Vision 2020, the strategic map unveiled to the ministry at the Catholic Health Assembly, is the result of the ministry's collective analysis of what the future might hold for Catholic health care providers.
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| Momentous steps in the journey toward health care justice |
It's hard to believe a year has passed since I became the chairperson of the CHA board of trustees. And what a momentous year it has been.
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| Tersigni installed as chair, board members elected |
| Anthony Tersigni assumed his role as CHA board chair during a Liturgy on the opening day of the Catholic Health Assembly. Tersigni, president and chief executive of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, will serve a one-year term as CHA chair. |
| In turbulent times, faith feeds determination to create a better future |
In my remarks following my installation as chair of the CHA board at the recent Catholic Health Assembly in Denver, I stated what a humbling experience it is to accept this responsibility. |
| CHA lauded by Catholic Charities for service to poor and vulnerable |
| As part of its centennial year activities, Catholic Charities USA presented CHA with a medal in recognition of its work to protect the poor and vulnerable. |
| U.S. will be 'green' enough when 'green' drops from pop lexicon |
The power of author Thomas L. Friedman's Catholic Health Assembly keynote message - America must lead the way in energy technology - got an additional charge two days later from the White House. |
| Reid says moral commitment is foundation of universal health coverage |
| In the years leading up to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, journalist T. R. Reid traveled the globe to determine how other industrialized countries were able to provide universal health care for their citizens, while the U.S. did not. |
| Sustaining Catholic identity requires proactive measures by ministry |
| To sustain the Catholic identity of the ministry in the future, top executives and mission leaders will have to lay the proper foundation now. |
| Panelists advise: Make board formation programs practical, purposeful |
| In order to help ensure that board members are making decisions in a mission-based way, Catholic health care providers must ground them in the values of the ministry. |
| Having infused values in people and policies, Sr. Sassus passes the torch |
Sr. Suzanne Sassus, CSJ, has helped shepherd the ministry through tumultuous times and is equipping Catholic health leaders — particularly the laity — for the challenges ahead.
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| Organizations must be purpose-driven for success, says Kanter |
| When organizations clearly define their purpose and orient all their work to this purpose, they are well positioned to "do things that are larger than life." |
| Physician, scientist, teacher, CEO: Luskin-Hawk weaves a textured career |
During her 25-year career at Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Dr. Roberta Luskin-Hawk has held many illustrious titles. But the best way to describe Luskin-Hawk may be with a single word: pioneer.
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| At the bedside and in the board room, Sr. Loftin cares for patients |
Even after she traded the operating room for the conference room, Sr. Mary Frances Loftin, DC, never stopped caring for patients.
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| With humility and tenacity, Sr. Thomas delivers 'good help' in Jesus' name |
Sr. Rita Thomas, CBS, had the vision to help transform a regional health system into a leader in cutting-edge care.
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| Mercy Merced opens replacement hospital |
| Mercy Medical Center in Merced, Calif., has moved to a new campus that administrators said will better meet the expectations of patients and the needs of medical staff members. |
| Franciscan program helps hospice patients find peace, reduce suffering |
When Nancy Wade's husband Merwin was dying of a brain tumor seven years ago, she was overwhelmed by the physical and emotional demands of caring for him.
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| Keeping Up |
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