Quality and Patient Safety
Catholic health care is not only committed to providing quality care and ensuring patient safety as health care providers but also through our ministry's commitments to the social teachings of the Catholic Church and our obligation to carry on the healing ministry of Jesus Christ on earth.
As we say in the Shared Statement of Catholic Identity:
We work to bring alive the Gospel vision of justice and peace. We answer God's call to foster healing, act with compassion, and promote wellness for all persons and communities, with special attention to our neighbors who are poor, underserved, and most vulnerable. By our service, we strive to transform hurt into hope.
We believe we provide more than a commodity of health care services but that we have a commitment to respect the dignity of each person who comes to while providing excellent care for body, mind, and spirit.
The Catholic health care ministry's commitment to quality care and patient safety is addressed in a special section of Health Progess (November-December 2004). Articles include: