CHA's vision - We Will Empower Bold Change to Elevate Human Flourishing - complements our mission "to advance the Catholic health ministry of the United States in caring for people and communities."
Mark your calendar and plan to join leaders from across Catholic health care June 2 – 4, 2026 in St. Louis!
We are the people of Catholic health care, a ministry of the church continuing Jesus' mission of love and healing today. As provider, employer, advocate, citizen - bringing together people of diverse faiths and backgrounds - our ministry is an enduring sign of health care rooted in our belief that every person is a treasure, every life a sacred gift, every human being a unity of body, mind, and spirit.
The Catholic Health Association presents Slow and Simple: Contemplations for the Lent and Easter Seasons. This 15-card series of reflective images and meditations offers meaningful ways to journey through Lent and Easter individually or together with colleagues.
Bruce Compton is senior director of global health for the Catholic Health Association of the United States. He is based in the association's St. Louis office. Mr. Compton is responsible for assisting and supporting CHA-member organizations in their outreach activities in low-and-middle income countries. His duties include facilitating collaboration among CHA-member organizations and others, seeking to enhance the impact of international ministries. Additionally, he is responsible for education regarding international outreach issues and encouraging CHA members' participation in various activities of international ministry.Mr. Compton lived in Haiti from 2000 to 2002, and he continued to work in support of health missions in the developing world after he returned to the U.S. He did so in his capacity as founding president and chief executive of Springfield, Ill.–based Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, a ministry organization bringing surplus medical supplies from Midwest hospitals to medical missions in the developing world.Contact