Videos

Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, CHA president and chief executive officer, delivered testimony on the Catholic health ministry’s commitment to community benefit activity Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee.

• Excerpt of Sen. Charles Grassley's opening statement (250k)
• Excerpt of Sen. Grassley's closing statement (250k)
• Sr. Carol Keehan's full testimony (250k)
• Excerpt of Sen. Max Baucus' Remarks Regarding CHA (250k)

At their September 7 meeting, Sr. Carol Keehan, CHA president and chief executive officer, and Sen. Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed CHA's community benefit guidelines and the broad adoption of them by CHA's membership. Following their meeting, Sr. Carol and Sen. Grassley met with the media.

• Sr. Carol presents CHA's Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit (100k | 250k)
• Sen. Grassely acknowledges work of CHA-member organizations (100k | 250k)
• Sr. Carol thanks Senator for support of CHA's community benefit initiative (100k | 250k)
• Sen. Grassley says he is not presently advocating community benefit legislation (100k | 250k)

Member Activities

• "Magic Moments" at Bon Secours Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale, NY (250k)
• FMOL-Ascension St. Bernard Health Center, St. Bernard Parish, LA (250k)

Questions & Answers

CHA's senior director for continuing care ministries, Julie Trocchio, answers questions about community benefit.

• What is a community benefit? (100k | 250k)
• How are community benefits defined? (100k | 250k)
• What counts as a community benefit? (100k | 250k)
• What does not count as community benefit? (100k | 250k)