Health Calls - CHA Podcast Archives

Health Calls | S3: EP13

The Ministry Identity Assessment for Catholic Health Care

As 2023 begins, organizations around the world are taking stock of what drives them: their mission, vision and values. In Catholic Health Care, a commitment to the ministry is paramount and should be part of such evaluations.

Health Calls | S3: EP12

Community Health and Revillagizing Neighborhoods

Health Progress editor Betsy Taylor discusses an article by Nadine Nadal on community health, joined by Nadal and Mack McCarter with Community Renewal International to explore best practices for restoring and collaborating with communities that have faced inequitable care.

Health Calls | S3: EP11

Leadership Equity and Community Health

Equity in the work force is a goal many institutions strive to accomplish, but is it possible without also addressing equity at the decision-making level? How does prioritizing board-level equity change the trajectory of an organization?

Health Calls | S3: EP10

Advocating for Just Wages in Health Care

Health Progress editor Betsy Taylor joins to discuss a Health Progress article by Daniel Graff and Kelli Reagan on labor practices. Graff and Reagan explain their work in the labor sector and how Catholic healthcare can lead in promoting fair labor practices.

Health Calls | S3: EP9

Prioritizing Environmental Stewardship in Health Care

Indu Spugnardi and Gary Cohen discuss the need for environmental stewardship in healthcare, covering financial incentives for sustainability, impactful changes health systems can make, and the Laudato Si' Action Platform, a Vatican initiative to combat climate change.

Health Calls | S3: EP8

Writing Your System’s Racial Autobiography

Engaging in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work begins with examining our history of racial inequity. Professors M. Therese Lysaught and Sheri Bartlett Browne, along with Brian Reardon and CHA’s Betsy Taylor, discuss their article, "Writing Your System’s Racial Autobiography," and how health systems are confronting their past.

Health Calls | S3: EP7

Inspired by the Saints

Communion with the saints is a specific theological doctrine that can feel strange to non-Catholics working in Catholic health care. But is there more to this doctrine than praying to spiritual heroes? Can we view the saints as people we can look to for inspiration and reflection?

Health Calls | S3: EP6

Health Care Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

CHA Senior Director of Public Policy Kathy Curran and Michael Miller, System Vice President of Mission and Ethics at SSM Health, discuss ethical concerns that arise from A.I. use, including complex power dynamics, data privacy and how machine learning can contribute to systemic racism and inequity.

Health Calls | S3: EP5

Medicaid Priorities in 2022: Extending Postpartum Care and Closing the Gap

More than 40% of new moms rely on Medicaid for postpartum care, but coverage ends after 60 days. Paulo Pontemayor and Kinda Serafi discuss the benefits of closing this gap, advocating for expansion, and the positive impact of permanent postpartum coverage.

Health Calls | S3: EP4

Medicaid Priorities in 2022: Medicaid Redetermination

CHA Director of Government Relations Paulo Pontemayor and Corey Surber, St. Alphonsus’ Director of State Advocacy, relay why Medicaid coverage is essential to Catholic values, define “Medicaid Redetermination,” and explain how systems can advocate for their patients so that they don’t lose coverage.