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September 02, 2025Keeping Up - September Edition
Executive appointments and facility news from across the Catholic health ministry.
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August 29, 2025Health care systems join others in urging Congress to extend Medicare coverage of telehealth
SSM Health, Ascension, Intermountain Health and Essentia Health are among those urging lawmakers to act before Sept. 30 expiration.
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August 29, 2025Southeast Louisiana's Our Lady of the Lake to complete $55 million renovation of emergency department
The construction will expand the department’s capacity.
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August 28, 2025Remembering Hurricane Katrina 20 years later
When Hurricane Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005, the Catholic health ministry responded.
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August 28, 2025Ministry systems find CHA's online platform to be vital tool for gauging fidelity to Catholic health mission
The tool enables facilities to standardize, measure and transform their work to adhere to core commitments.
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August 26, 2025'Step up and lead': Catholic health system CEO shares lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina
Les Hirsch, president and CEO of Saint Peter's Healthcare System in New Jersey, was in charge of a hospital in New Orleans when disaster hit.
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August 26, 2025Catholic health care providers brace for impact of federal budget bill
Health systems and social service agencies plan to help people facing a loss of benefits figure out how to cope.
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August 26, 2025'Everybody deserves the best': Holy Cross Family Health Center opens in underserved Fort Lauderdale, Florida, neighborhood
The center was made possible through $4.9 million in donations and was built in an underutilized medical building.
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August 25, 2025'It makes me really happy': Paid leave policies remove barriers for live organ donors
SSM Health and Bon Secours Mercy Health are among employers that offer the benefit. One administrator called adding it 'a no-brainer.'
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August 20, 2025SSM Health expands age-friendly care initiated in Wisconsin across system
The system uses a tip sheet and a dashboard as part of the tools to provide patient-centered care.