January-February 2009

Volume 90, Number 1

Special Section:
Health Care Reform

• Introduction
  Reform Now? Reform How?
• Yes! The Time is Now
  Health Care Reform Can Help the Country's Economic Recovery Process
• 'A New Day in Washington'
  Catholic Health Care Leader Sees Rare Opportunity Ahead For Health Care Reform
• Bound by Fear: Health Care Reform Means Letting Go The Public's Resistance to Change Clashes with Responsibilities to Justice and the Common Good
• The European Experience: Basis for U.S. Reform?
  Many Countries Offer Models, but Everywhere the Key is Controlling Costs
• Catholic Values and the Market: Friends or Foes?
  Can Catholic Health Care Support Market-Based Reforms?
• Doing Better with What We Have — Key to Successful Reform
  Waste is Silver Lining in Black Economic Cloud
• Achieving High Performance Preventive Care
  The Commonwealth Fund's Five Strategies Aim to Realize Comprehensive Performance Improvement
• Long-Term Care Financing Reform: The Time is Here
  Needed: Proposals that Promote Accessibility and Affordability
• Beyond Reform: Catholic Health Care Matters Even When All Can Pay
  Access is Just One Dimension of the Ministry's Distinctive Mission

Departments

• Briefing — Some Things Will Never Change
  
• Thinking Globally — 'Do No Harm': Time to Turn a Phrase on Its Head
• Press Conference — Mental Health Benefits Get Boost from Federal Law
• No Hands But Yours — Maria Del Rio-Hoover, MD — A Tireless Advocate for Children
• Prayer Service — Health Care Reform: 'A Time for Change'

Columns

• Mission and Leadership — Note for Tough Times: Don't Rob St. Paul to Pay St. Peter
• Evidence-Based — California Hospital, School District Collaborate to Cut Obesity-related Risks
• Ethics — Fostering an Ethical Culture: Rules Are Not Enough
• Canon Law — Ownership Defined Differently in Civil, Canon Law

July-August 2009

Volume 90, Number 4

Special Section:
In Our Hands

• It's Good to Be Good: Science Says It's So
  Research Demonstrates That People Who Help Others Usually Have Healthier, Happier Lives
• Liturgy Has the Power To Change Us
  Like a Text, It Offers an Alternate World of Risk and Growth
• Without Love, We Perish
  Gospel-Centered Health Care Is a Radical Approach in Today's Secular World
• Theology Goes to Work
  Applying Theological Reflection to the Business of the Day
• Shaping Our Future: Change Makers for Our Time
• Bill Thomas, Eden Alternative
  Sharing Expertise on Aging Across the Globe
• Sr. Mary Scullion, Project H.O.M.E.
  Establishing a National Model To Aid the Homeless
• Gary Cohen, Health Care Without Harm
  'Thinking Green' on Behalf of Patients and Workers
• Brian Hurley, Pharmfree
  Leading the Campaign to Reduce Con?icts of Interest
• Molly Coye, Healthtech
  Forecasting the Future of Transformative Technologies
• The Day After Trinity
  Just as Nuclear Threats Continue to Influence Foreign Policy, the Ghosts of Past Efforts to Improve the U.S. Health System Still Trouble Us
• Industry-Physician Relationships: A Call for Greater Distance
  Catholic Health Care Systems Need to Join Others in Adopting Stricter Guidelines

Columns

• Health Reform Initiatives — We Can't Wait… for a Health System That Works for Everyone
• Community Benefit — Maintaining Charitable Mission in Tough Times
• Ethics — Market-Driven Health Care: Can Mission Survive?
• Canon Law — Administering Church Goods

Departments

• Briefing — Resetting Our Sights
• No Hands But Yours — Leading Mothers Through Their Times of Sorrow
• Innovation At Work — Relying on Faith to Orchestrate a $27 Million Turnaround
• Press Conference — The Human Spirit is the Most Untapped Unnatural Resource'
• Book Reviews — Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews
• Prayer Service — Changing Ourselves — Reflecting God

March-April 2009

Volume 90, Number 2

Special Section:
Health Care Ethics

• Introduction
  Health Care Ethics — Ethics: Bridging The Gap
• A Critical Juncture
  Surveys of Ethicists and Mission Leaders Indicate Concerns about the Future of Ethics in the Catholic Health Ministry
• Standing at the Crossroads
  Reflections on the Ethicist's Role
• Assessing Core Competencies
  Reflections on the Ethicist's Role
• Reclaiming Our Identities
  Reflections on the Ethicist's Role
• Future Ethicists?
  Reflections on the Ethicist's Role
• The Emerging Role of Ethics: A Sponsorship View
  Implementation of Ethics Throughout Catholic Health Care Promotes Values-Based Actions
• At the Table Together: Mission and Ethics as Partners
  Dynamic and Effective Teamwork Between Ethicists and Mission Leaders at Ascension Health Helps Strengthen the System's Ministry
• The Making of a Clinical Ethicist: Reviewing the Big Questions
  In Era of Lay Leadership, Catholic Moral Tradition Must Be Protected

Features

• Communicating in the Name of the Church
  Discourse Should Heed Pope Benedict's Call for Mutual Respect, Civility and Humility
• Moving Beyond the Impasse
  Catholics Should Support Use of Federal Funding for Needle Exchange Programs
• Leading Through the Economic Storm
  CEOs Must Identify Talent and Seek Best Practices During Troubled Times
• Financial Strategies for Weathering the Economic Downturn
  Leaders Will Need to Focus on Operations, Financing Options and Long-term Plans
• The Travails and Triumphs of Publishing the First Global History of Medical Ethics
  The Cambridge World History of Medical Ethics Examines the Evolution of Medical Ethics from the 12th Century to Today

Columns

• Health Reform Initiatives — Health Care Reform in the Age of Facebook
• Ethics — Immigration, Charity Care and Ethics: What Should Catholic Hospitals Do?
• Ethics — Committing to Patient Care and Social Justice

Departments

• Briefing — It's Noisy Out There. Let's Get Some Relief
• Press Conference — 'Ethics is Central to Catholic Health Care'
• No Hands But Yours — Helping Patients See the Light Amid the Darkness of Addiction
• Thinking Globally — Enlisting Citizens to End Hunger: Bread for the World at 35
• Book Reviews — Nurse: A World of Care
• Prayer Service — Spring: A Time of Hope and New Life

September-October 2009

Volume 90, Number 5

Special Section:
Leadership Formation

• Introduction
  Forming Leaders: Handing on the Tradition
• Mission Leadership: Kicking It Up a Notch
  New Competency Model Positions the Mission Leader as an Indispensable Contributor to an Organization's Identity, Strategy and Vision
• When Knowledge and Skill Aren't Enough
  Leadership Formation Takes Leaders to New Levels
• Ministry Leadership Formation: Engaging with Leaders
  Four Years into the Program, Participants Report Positive Results
• The Promise and Challenge of Board Formation
  Ascension Health's Program Aims to Enhance Understanding and Commitment to the Ministry
• Health Care Sponsorship: From Charism to Ecclesial Ministry
  A Lay Leadership Model May Offer Resources for Reimagining Sponsorship for the Future

Features

• Pope Benedict XVI's New Encyclical: Implications for Catholic Health Care
  Caritas in Veritate' Contains Challenges to the Practices of Catholic Health Care
• A Pandemic Is Not a Game — and Here's a Game to Prove It
• Traveling Exhibit Showcases Catholic Sisters Meeting Needs
  "Women & Spirit" Captures Women Religious' Contributions Toward Health Care, Education and Social Justice
• Health Care Reform: A Political and Policy Balancing Act
  Finding Middle Ground on Three Hot-Button Issues Will Determine if New Comprehensive Legislation is Enacted

Columns

• Health Reform Initiatives — Framing Our Case for Reform
• Ethics — Religion, Style and the Public Square
• VISION 2020 — Dreaming Together About the Future We Want
• Community Benefit — Does Community-Oriented Mission Fit with Health Reform?
• Canon Law — The Ministry of Business: Do Everything for the Glory of God

Departments

• Briefing — The Archeology of Faith
• Press Conference — Promoting Goodwill and Respect in the Workplace
• Thinking Globally — Learning from the Guyanese
• Innovation at Work — Ballpark Facility is a Hit with Neighborhood Residents
• Book Reviews
• Prayer Service — Called to Leadership, Called to Service

May-June 2009

Volume 90, Number 3

Special Section:
Pastoral Care

• Introduction
  Do We Care Enough about Pastoral Care?
• Charting a New Course for an At-Risk Profession
  Survey Analysis Suggests Approaches to Strengthen the Ministry
• Establishing a Chaplain's Value
  Health Care Leaders and Chaplains Collaborate to Define Professional Standards
• How One System Defines Quality
  Collecting Data from Chaplains' Practices in Sisters of Mercy Health System Builds Foundation for Continued Quality Improvement
• A CEO Seeks Benchmarks
  Helping Operational Leaders Make Good Funding Decisions Requires Candid and Ongoing Communication
• Plotting the Future: The Case at Catholic Health East
  Long-Range Plan for Comprehensive Care Management Requires New Priorities for Spiritual Care
• Where the Ethical and Religious Directives Fall Short

Features

• You Must Be Compassionate
  The Biblical Development of an Ethic of Care and What It Means Today
• Nurturing a Catholic Vision in a For-Profit Hospital
  Saint Louis University Hospital Fulfills a Promise to Carry Forward the Catholic Mission and Maintain Spiritual Care
• Bringing the Human Touch to Spiritual Care
  This Philosophy Guides Gina Garvin and the Pastoral Care Department at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
• Family Evaluation of End-of-Life Care — An Essential Perspective
  Valuable Feedback Guides California Hospital in Improvement Efforts

Columns

• Ethics — Placing Mercy at Our Portals: Ethical Response in Tough Times
• Canon Law — The Administrator's Duty of Vigilance
• Community Benefit — 12 Characteristics of World-Class Community Benefit Programs
• Health Reform Initiatives — Will Your Number Be Drawn? Welcome to the Health Care Lottery

Departments

• Briefing — Angels Walk the Halls
• Thinking Globally — Marriage and Family in Papua New Guinea: A Conversation with the Country's Bishops
• Book Reviews — Teaching Death and Dying
• Prayer Service — Praying for Pastoral Caregivers

November-December 2009

Volume 90, Number 6

Special Section:
Senior Services

• Introduction
• The Future of Senior Services
  New Needs Represent New Opportunities for Catholic Health Care
• Communication Helps Seniors Age in Place
  Teamwork is Vital in Keeping Satisfaction High, Cost Low
• Coordinating Care: An Elusive but Critical Goal
  Managing Chronic Illnesses during Transitions Presents Tough Challenges
• Emergency Care: A New Model
  Softer Surroundings Meet Seniors' Special Needs
• Homes Get Smarter
  New Technology a Boon for Stay-at-Home Seniors
• The Future of Long-Term Care: One System's Approach
  Benedictine Health System Values Partners
• Adding Families to the Care Team
  Family Members Hold Keys to Person-Centered Care
• Quality of Life by Proxy: A Risky Business
  Can One Person Truly Assess Another's Quality of Life?
• Elder Abuse and Neglect: Staving Off a 'Social Tsunami'
  Clergy and Health Care Providers Should Be Positioned to Spot Abuse
• For Almost Five Decades, a Towering Advocate on Aging
  Msgr. Charles Fahey Has Spent Decades at the Epicenter
• There's No Place Like Home
  For Seniors, Love and Care May Compensate for Loss of Home

Feature

• Pandemic Readiness: A Plan for Catholic Parishes
  With Teamwork, Health Care and Preparation, Parish Leaders Can Reduce a Pandemic's Effects

Columns

• Health Reform Initiatives — Health Reform: Remember Why We Got Into This
• Health Reform Initiatives — It's Never Too Late for Dialogue
• Ethics — Conversations at the End of Life
• Vision 2020— Environmental Scans Identify Opportunities and Threats
• Community Benefit — Auditing Community Benefit
• Mission and Leadership — When Mission Leads the Dance
• Canon Law — Sponsors as Supporters

Departments

• Briefing — Health Care, Get Ready.
• Thinking Globally — Surgical Camp Brings Healing to Kenya, Affirmation to U.S. Team
• Book Reviews — Caring for Our Parents
• Book Reviews — Catholic Sisters: The Call to Care
• Book Reviews — Neonatal Bioethics
• Prayer Services — In Gratitude for the Grace and Wisdom of Our Seniors