A Commitment To Caring: The Role of Catholic Hospitals in the Health Care Safety Net

The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) released the findings of a study confirming the prominent role that many Catholic hospitals play in the health care safety net in November of 2002. The research, which has a potential bearing on future public policy, was conducted by Georgetown University's Institute for Health Care Research and Policy. The study is based on case studies of seven Catholic hospitals and their roles in their community's health care safety net.

STUDY

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY—4 pages (.pdf)
• MAJOR FINDINGS—20 pages (.pdf)
• SITE SUMMARIES
  • St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, a member of the Daughters of Charity Health System (.pdf)
  • Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin, KY, a member of Catholic Health Initiatives (.pdf)
  • St. John Health System, Detroit, a member of Ascension Health (.pdf)
  • St. Mary Hospital, Hoboken, NJ, a member of the Bon Secours & Canterbury Partnership for Care (.pdf)
  • Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, Queens, NY (.pdf)
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio, TX, a member of CHRISTUS Health (.pdf)
  • Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, a member of Ascension Health (.pdf)