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April 15, 2011
Health reform is one year old
We have just celebrated the one year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This was a long-sought goal of Catholic health care and many others.
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April 01, 2011
Keeping Up
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April 01, 2011
Correction
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April 01, 2011
Don't starve foundations during downturn, bolster them, experts say
Even though foundations in the ministry have taken a hit during the nation's economic downturn, that doesn't mean that hospitals and health systems should neglect these philanthropic arms.
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April 01, 2011
Sr. Cooney, RSM, visionary leader of Alegent Health
Sr. Norita Cooney, RSM, 71, died March 7 at Mercy Villa in Omaha, Neb.
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April 01, 2011
Hospice of the Valley outreach builds trust with African Americans community
The Underground Railroad may no longer operate, but the strategies slaves developed more than 150 years ago to reach freedom help today's African-American community distinguish between institutions that claim concern and those that deliver.
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April 01, 2011
Physician gives $1 million to birth center
The Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn., has completed a $2.2 million renovation of its birth center, and has renamed the unit in honor of a philanthropic physician and his late wife.
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April 01, 2011
Emory and Saint Joseph's of Atlanta to form joint operating company
Emory Healthcare and Saint Joseph's Hospital, both of Atlanta, plan to form a partnership later this year that Saint Joseph's top administrator said will help the organizations to "tackle the changing landscape of health care and create an even better and more innovative clinical care delivery model."
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April 01, 2011
Health system shifts will bring ministry new ethical issues, says lecturer
Reform will have a profound impact on how health care is delivered, and ministry ethicists must be able to keep pace with the changes.
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April 01, 2011
Trinity Health plans to acquire Loyola University Health System
Trinity Health plans to acquire Loyola University Health System from Loyola University Chicago.