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Health Progress
May-June 2008Volume 89, Number 3


Health Progress is the official journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, published six times a year, about topics of importance to Catholic health care. The current editorial calendar and information about subscribing or advertising is available here.




SPECIAL SECTION


Catholic Health Care: Marked By Our Identity
Introduction


Identity and Institutions
Catholic Health Care Providers Must Refashion Their Identity as Actors and Advocates in the World


Serving God's People
Catholic Health Care Must Continue the Tradition of Jesus' Ministry of Healing and Caring


Health Care as 'Ministry': Common Usage, Confused Theology
What Does It Mean to the Future of Catholic Health Care?


A Franciscan Model For Conducting Ministry
A Sponsor Reveals How Her Institute Brings the Healing Mission of Jesus to People in Need


Bridging the Mission-Business Gap in Health Care
How Can Catholic Health Ministries Close the Gap Between Business and Mission?


Living the Mission in a Business Model of Health Care
Sisters of Charity Health System Uses 'Balanced Scorecard' to Measure Operations


Walking the Line in Service to Older Adults
Senior Service Providers in Illinois and Indiana Work Together to Ensure Mission Drives Business Decisions


Creating a Ministry of Caregiving
Employees at Springfield (Ill.) Hospital Encouraged to be a 'Healing Presence' for Patients


The Hallmark of Catholic Identity
Four Methodologies to Make This Real and Lasting


Giving Flesh to Dry Bones: God's Spirit in Strategic Planning
The Catholic Health Association of Ontario Initiates a Successful Revitalization Process



FEATURES


Offering A Flickering Light
How Caregivers Contribute to Atmospheres of Hope


The Pace Program and End-Of-Life Care
Providence ElderPlace in Portland, Ore., Develops Unique Approach for Enrolled Participants


Jesus' Healing Revealed
How many of us can't wait to turn 86 and live in a nursing home?


On Basic Care For Patients In The 'Vegetative' State
A Response to Dr. Hardt and Fr. O'Rourke


A Pope's Teaching Closes A Loop
The papal allocution of 2004 regarding tube feeding does not contradict the teaching of Pope Pius XII, but rather compliments it by closing a loop that completes a doctrine about the dignity of human life and appropriate medical treatment.


 

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