Judith VandeWater is the editor of Catholic Health
World, the bi-weekly newspaper of the Catholic Health Association of the
United States. She is based in the association's St. Louis office where she is
responsible for directing and contributing to coverage for CHW. Prior to
joining CHA in 2006, Ms. VandeWater was a senior associate at a St. Louis-based
marketing and branding consultancy. Before that, she reported for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch for over 21 years. She covered the business of health care beat
for a decade.