Coronavirus Resources

Catholic health care is on the front lines responding to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. During this time, we pray for all those affected by the virus. Below is a sampling of statements, information and resources from our members and other reliable sources related to COVID-19. For the latest notices, waivers and regulations see the CMS and HHS websites. Please check back often, as we are updating this page regularly.

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CHA Advocacy and Statements

Aug. 10 – Joint Letter on Housing Funding in Covid Relief Bill
July 28 – Joint Letter on Older Americans and Covid-19
July 24 – CHA Endorses Covid-19 340B Protection Legislation
July 23 – CHA Social Media Campaign Encourages Public to Wear Masks
July 22 – CHA Letter to Congress on Fourth Covid Supplemental
July 21 – Joint Letter to Senate on Medicaid in Covid Supplemental
July 20 – CHA Summary of Final SUD Records Regulation
July 10 – Joint Letter to Congress on FMAP and MFAR
July 7 – Joint Letter to IRS on CHNA Extension
June 11 – CHA Supports Reducing Disparities by Investing in Public Health Act
June 11 – CHA Supports Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force
June 5 – CHA Calls on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to immediately release additional CARES Act funding especially to Medicaid and Safety Net Providers
June 5 – Joint Letter on Relief for Medicaid Providers
June 4 – CHA Supports Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
June 2 – Joint Letter on FMAP Increase
May 21 – CHA Urges Senate to Act Quickly on Fourth Covid Bill
May 20 – Statement of Solidarity: A Catholic Response to COVID-19 Behind Bars
May 14 – CHA Supports Heroes Act
May 11 – Letter to Congress on Priorities for Fourth Covid Supplemental
May 7 – Joint Letter on Legal Protection for Health Facilities
May 6 – Joint Letter on Rental Assistance During Covid-19
May 5 – CHA Summary of CMS Covid-19 Interim Final Rule
May 5 – Joint Catholic Letter on Covid-19 Response
May 1 – Joint Letter on Relief for Medicaid Providers
May 1 – Joint Letter on Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Waivers
April 30 – Palliative Care and Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines
April 28 – Joint Letter to HHS on Part 2 Regulations
April 28 – Joint Letter on Expanding Coverage During the Pandemic
April 23 – Joint Letter on Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs
April 23 – Joint Letter on Covid-19 Treatment for Immigrants
April 21 – Summary of Hospital and Testing Provisions in Interim Supplemental
April 21 – Summary of Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act
April 20 - CHA Urges Administration and Congress to Provide Continued Critical Financial Support
April 17 - Joint Letter on Medicaid Priorities for Covid-19 Relief
April 16 - Joint Letter on Housing Assistance in Coronavirus Relief Package
April 10 – CHA Supports Coronavirus Immigrant Protection Act
April 10 – IRS Notice of Delay in 990 Filing Date
April 9 – A Message of Hope and Solidarity Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic (Joint Statement with Catholic Charities USA)
April 3 – CHA Summary of Covid-19 Regulatory Changes
March 31 – CHA Summary of CARES Act
March 31 – CHA Requests Extension of Six Months to File 990
March 30 – Fact Sheet on Payments to Health Providers in Coronavirus Bill
March 29 – Letter from Vice President on Hospital Testing Requirements
March 28 – Analysis of Third Coronavirus Supplemental
March 26 – Summary of Health Care Provisions in CARES Act
March 27 – Catholic Health Care’s Responsibility to COVID-19 Patients at the End of Life
March 26 – CHA Urges HHS to Implement Periodic Interim Payments
March 25 – CHA Applauds Progress on COVID-19 Legislation
March 23 – CHA Letter on Third Covid-19 Supplemental
March 20 – CHA Requests to HHS and CMS to Help Address Pandemic
March 19 – CHA Joins with Other Health Care Organizations in Identifying COVID-19 Response Priorities
March 18 – Joint Association Letter on COVID-19
March 18 – CHA Letter on Third COVID-19 Supplemental
March 18 – Joint Letter to DHS on COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement
March 16 – COVID-19 Treatment and the Public Charge Rule
March 12 – CHA Urges Action to Support Vulnerable Individuals Impacted by the Pandemic
March 12 – CHA Letter to Congress on Coronavirus Support Bill
March 12 - Joint Letter Supporting Housing Assistance in Coronavirus Response
March 6 - CHA Summary of First Coronavirus Supplemental
Feb. 18 - Joint Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Health Association
Feb. 18 - Ministry hospitals care for the first coronavirus patients in the US (Catholic Health World)

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CHA Publications

Aug. 11 – Mercy, SSM Health open new hospitals amid pandemic
Aug. 10 – HSHS doctor describes COVID response as 'building an airplane' midflight
July 31 – CHI Health hosts 'virtual assembly' for teachers preparing to return to the physical classroom
July 30 – Isolation, loneliness take their toll during the COVID-19 pandemic
July 29 – Nurse bonded with families as liaison for patients with COVID-19 in ICU
July 27 – Hospital's meal program boosts spirits of givers and receivers
July 24 – Benedictine campus nursing director says values remain paramount in pandemic response
July 23 – Eldercare staff work conscientiously to protect residents from COVID-19, says infection preventionist
July 22 Catholic systems urge public to mask up for the sake of others
July 20 – Congregations find creative ways to support health ministry amid shutdowns
July 8 – Incarnate Word sisters aid asylum seekers at the southern border
July 7 – Four siblings care for patients and each other through the pandemic
June 30 – Allocation of scarce resources shouldn't shunt people with disabilities, ethicist says
June 29 – Sr. Peggy Martin, OP, reflects on decades at leading edge of sponsorship changes
June 25 – AMITA, Catholic hospitals join call to end racism, bring sweeping change in Chicago
June 24 – Ministries join calls for justice and change amid outcry over killings of African Americans
June 24 – Peer navigators improve health literacy of Alaskan natives and immigrants
June 23 – SSM Health neurosurgeon helps sound the alarm about stroke risk linked to pandemic
June 22 – Nursing homes can help counter pandemic’s toll on older Americans, ethicist says
June 18 – From Food Drives to Front Porches, Health Education and Outreach Prove Key to COVID Fight
June 16 – CHA recognizes and celebrates contributions of Tomorrow's Leaders
June 15 – Nurse-ethicist-professor identifies most of all as healer
June 12 – Graf believes that everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home
June 11 – Organizations wise to pair behavioral health care with community health, well-being expert says
June 11 – Casey ensures that medically fragile children get highly individualized emergency care
June 10 – Envisioning Excellence in the New World for Catholic Health Care
June 10 – CHRISTUS hospital in Texas opens drive-thru emergency room
June 3 – In a Crisis, Keep Your Hospital Operators Close and Your Legislative Friends Closer
June 3 – SCL Health shares tools it offers for employee mental health
June 2 – Editor's Note Summer 2020
June 1 – The Pandemic and Lessons to Share in Long-Term Care
June 1 – On whether to publicly identify COVID patients, Catholic ethicists can disagree
May 28 – Search for the Holy Spirit in the Midst of Chaos
May 28 – Reasoned action is needed to restart clinical training for medical and nursing students, ethicists say
May 27 – Trinity Health: Some changes wrought by the pandemic may be permanent and costly
May 26 – Caregivers ride emotional roller coaster from heroic wins to devastating loss
May 21 – Rural physician takes a measure of himself in the shoals of the pandemic
May 20 – As pandemic makes staples scarce, health systems turn to suppliers near and far
May 19 – Trinity Health offers free COVID-19 testing in hard-hit areas in and near Detroit
May 18 – The Pandemic: Enduring Human Costs of Poverty
May 18 – SSM Health put its staff wellness plan into high gear to cope with pandemic stress
May 18 – Surveillance tools offer great promise, perils amid pandemic, ethicist says
May 15 – Commentary: COVID-19 amplifies already urgent need for solutions to homelessness
May 15 – Is It Ethical to Unilaterally Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment in Triage Circumstances?
May 14 – Chaplains care for patients and staff at COVID treatment facility
May 14 – Pandemic laid bare emerging and ongoing ethical dilemmas, say Providence ethicists
May 13 – Rural hospitals make contingency plans to account for, limit vulnerabilities
May 12 – Constraints of pandemic care are potential triggers of moral distress, ethicists say
May 12 – COVID-19, Criminal Justice and Calvary
May 11 – Hospitals see up to half their patients delaying ER visits, other health care, during the pandemic
May 8 – Nurse anesthetist goes right back to work when doctor gives all-clear after bout with COVID-19
May 7 – Emergency management and financial experts share tips on tapping COVID-19 federal assistance
May 6 – Moral Distress in Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals
May 6 – Crash course: Sully offers inspiration for applying organizational ethics in a pandemic
May 5 – Hospitals set up grocery stores, offer takeout meals for employees during pandemic
May 4 – Gonzales Says of CHA's Mission Department: We're Here to Help
May 1 – After near-death bout with COVID-19, Mercy patient who got plasma treatment is almost ready to go home
May 1 – SSM Health DePaul partners with food bank for a healthier start to family life
April 30 – Sister, physician helps Houstonians ward off medical, socioeconomic ills
April 30 – Mercy critical care director focuses on healing the sickest of the sick
April 29 – Social workers and chaplains encouraged to innovate under pressure to meet needs of patients, families and staff
April 29 – 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Trailblazers in American Health Care
April 28 – Health Care Organizations Expand Their Anchor Institution Roles
April 28 – Putting health workers first for some treatments amid pandemic is justifiable, ethicists say
April 27 – Catholic universities extend hand to Catholic hospitals, health care staff during pandemic
April 24 – Mercy St. Louis is using convalescent plasma in experimental COVID-19 treatment
April 24 – Gazing Through the Mask
April 23 – As patients return, surgeons at CHRISTUS children's hospital learn to 'smize'
April 23 – Resuscitation considerations go beyond patients amid pandemic, Catholic ethicists say
April 22 – Consistency, communication vital in addressing challenging protocol dilemmas
April 21 – Centura Health nurses come flying when New Jersey hospitals call for help
April 21 – Providence St. Joseph associates get quick access to mental health care amid pandemic
April 20 – What to say and how to say it: Executives discuss crisis communication in the heat of a pandemic
April 20 – Happy hours: Orthopedic surgeon lifts spirits by producing hand sanitizer at his vodka distillery
April 17 – Patience: A Guiding Principle
April 17 – Chaplains Minister amidst Changes Brought by Pandemic
April 16 – As pandemic spreads, use of telehealth by clinicians and health systems surges
April 16 – ICU nurse creates relaxation spaces where COVID care providers can pause and breathe
April 15 – For people who don't have an advance care directive, this quick form could be the next best thing
April 14 – Guidelines for Rationing Treatment During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Catholic Approach
April 14 – Sulmasy says it should be 'ethics as usual,' even in extraordinary times
April 10 – Hallway karaoke and bingo with call lights: Residential care centers get creative to keep residents engaged, connected
April 9 – HSHS home care staffers deliver 'Baskets of Blessings' for Easter
April 8 – Virtue and Vice in the Pandemic
April 8 – Palliative care practitioners can stretch resources while defending the integrity of their specialty
April 7 – Housekeeping staff has a pivotal role in protecting patients, hospital colleagues
April 7 – Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines of COVID-19
April 6 – Behavioral health care adapts in a time of COVID-19
April 6 – Foundational principles should guide care decisions for COVID-19 patients, ethicists say
April 6 – SSM finds Costco partnership especially timely amid health emergency (Catholic Health World)
April 3 – Editor's Note (Health Progress)
April 3 – ArchCare pleads for personal protective equipment (Catholic Health World)
April 2 – Iowa hospital asks visitors and patients to mask up to protect others (Catholic Health World)
April 2 – Health facilities turn to virtual visits to keep public at safe distance (Catholic Health World)
March 31 – Palliative care teams' expertise critical in COVID-19 preparations, response
(Catholic Health World)
March 30 – Hospitals asking community for personal protective gear is 'unprecedented' (Catholic Health World)
March 30 – PeaceHealth workers in Washington volunteer for duty at hard-hit private rehab center (Catholic Health World)
March 27 – Providence St. Joseph moves to shore up supplies ahead of surge of COVID-19 patients (Catholic Health World)
March 27 – Spirituality for a time of scarcity (an op-ed by Rev. Charles Bouchard, OP, S.T.D.)
March 27 – Catholic entities expect to receive aid under emergency relief bill
March 24 – Mass General disaster medicine specialist shares Covid-19 preparations and concerns
(Catholic Health World)

Ethics

Health Disparities

The COVID-19 Tracking Project - Racial Data Dashboard
National Academy of Medicine: Health Equity and COVID-19 Resources

June 29 – How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans
June 27 – Black Doctors Say Pandemic Reveals Enduring Racial Inequity Medicine Alone Cannot Fix
June 26 – Nearly one-third of Black Americans say they know someone who died from coronavirus: poll
June 14 – The pandemic hit black workers hardest. Relief must help them most.
June 10 – How Catholics can work for racial justice
June 4 – Sisters take food pantry ministries outdoors during pandemic
June 4 – African American Catholic leaders urge justice, action to address racism
June 2 – Cause of death: COVID-19, police violence or racism?
June 3 – 'Which death do they choose?’: Many Black men fear wearing a mask more than the coronavirus
June 3 – Researchers face hurdles in examining COVID-19 racial disparities
June 2 – Protests may add COVID-19 cases and compound racial disparities
June 2 – COVID-19 Racial Health Disparities Stress Patient Trust Pitfalls
June 2 – My nightmare: Covid-19 meets racism meets the killing of a Black person by police
June 1 – Native American tribes' pandemic response is hamstrung by many inequities
May 30 – US ill-prepared for coronavirus-fueled mental health crisis
May 30 – The Top U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spots Are All Indian Lands
May 30 – Washington nonprofit warns against pandemic restrictions on immigration
May 29 – Immigrants Sick With COVID-19 Are Scared to Seek Help
May 29 – How can Catholics help lead the fight against racism?
May 28 – Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America
May 28 – The global pandemic through the eyes of the world's children
May 27 – Across Texas, Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods Have Fewer Coronavirus Testing Sites
May 24 – Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence 'pandemic within a pandemic'
May 21 – The Striking Racial Divide in How Covid-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes
May 20 – Addressing hunger disparities saves lives and money
May 20 – COVID-19 and Health Equity—A New Kind of "Herd Immunity"
May 16 – Vatican task force says millions risk hunger problems during pandemic; calls for 'creative solidarity' to solve global problems
May 15 – Racial health disparities already existed in America—the coronavirus just exacerbated them
May 15 – Domestic Violence Calls Mount as Restrictions Linger: 'No One Can Leave'
May 15 – US Bishops Highlight Plight of Native Communities as COVID Infections Surge
May 14 – Answering the Call: CommonSpirit Strives to End Health Inequalities
May 14 – Answering the Call: CommonSpirit Strives to End Health Inequalities
May 14 – The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Health Care Workers in the U.S.
May 13 – Opinion: Native Americans are being hit hard by coronavirus, an echo of colonial pandemics that nearly wiped them out
May 13 – Racial Status And The Pandemic: A Combustible Mixture
May 11 – 3 Lessons COVID-19 Teaches about Addressing Health Equity
May 7 – For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors are Seeing an 'Alarming' Disparity
May 5 – Bishop Chairmen Condemn Racism and Xenophobia in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic
May 5 – Minority Small Businesses Were Supposed To Get PPP Priority. They May Not Have
May 4 – Bishops urge closer look at COVID deaths in black communities
May 4 – USCCB: Ask why coronavirus is 'devastating' black communities
April 28 – Coronavirus highlights disparities in ethnic communities
April 28 – Avera translating COVID-19 info for non-English speakers
April 28 – COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans
April 29 – God makes a way': African American parishes respond to COVID-19 disparity
April 28 – Avera translating COVID-19 info for non-English speakers
April 24 – US Bishops respond to latest temporary US immigration policy
April 23 – Thousands of Americans will face food insecurity, unless we act now
April 22 – The Other COVID Risks: How Race, Income, ZIP Code Influence Who Lives Or Dies
April 21 – Trump coronavirus response feeds distrust in black and Latino communities
April 20 – Indian Health Service Doctor Details Heavy COVID-19 Impact On Navajo Nation
April 20 – Black doctors blast 'woefully anemic' data on minority coronavirus cases
April 18 – Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges
April 17 – Opinion: Black mothers expected to fare worse in pandemic
April 17 – Coronavirus leaves homeless youths more vulnerable, says Covenant House CEO
April 15 – California to provide more help for unemployed undocumented immigrants, others amid coronavirus
April 14 – The coronavirus pandemic could transform our health care system — for the better
April 14 – 'Dreamers' in health care sector help save COVID patients while in legal limbo
April 14 – Why Coronavirus Is Killing African-Americans More than Others
April 13 – The Editors: The coronavirus is exposing our society’s deep inequalities
April 13 – Black medical leaders: Coronavirus magnifies racial inequities, with deadly consequences
April 12 – In Easter message, Pope Francis proposes universal basic income
April 12 – Mayors, governor call out racial health disparities highlighted by coronavirus
April 12 – An immigrant community faces a 'catastrophic' pandemic without help
April 8 – Editorial: COVID-19 is disproportionately killing minorities. That’s not a coincidence
April 8 – Pandemic exacerbates fear, challenges for undocumented immigrants
April 7 – Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States
April 7 – The Pandemic's Missing Data
April 7 – Most Americans on Food Stamps Must Shop at Stores, Risking Coronavirus Exposure
April 7 – Black, Latino communities suffering disproportionately from coronavirus, statistics show
April 6 – Long-Standing Racial And Income Disparities Seen Creeping Into COVID-19 Care
April 3 – Black People Represent Majority of Coronavirus Cases, Deaths in Michigan
April 3 – Building Community Bridges to Improve Health Equity in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
April 3 – Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
April 3 – Open Letter on Ensuring Healthcare Interpreters' Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 2 – Equitable Access To Health Information For Non-English Speakers Amidst The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
April 2 – The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, but U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases
April 1 – Underlying Health Disparities Could Mean Coronavirus Hits Some Communities Harder
March 31 – Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communities
March 25 – Rumor, Disparity and Distrust: Why Black Americans Face an Uphill Battle Against COVID-19
March 24 – How the Coronavirus Affects Social Determinants of Health
March 19 – Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During A Pandemic
March 17 – COVID-19 And Health (And Death) Disparities

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Webinar Recordings and Videos

July 2 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19, Part Eleven
June 25 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19, Part Ten
June 18 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19, Part Nine
June 11 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19, Part Eight
June 3 – Our Well-Being: A Webinar Series Sharing Wellness Resources, Session IV (member login required)
May 28 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part Seven: Should COVID-19 Positive Individuals Be Named Publicly to Alert Potential Contacts?
May 27 – Our Well-Being Webinar Series, Session III (member login required)
May 21 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part Six: The Role of Medical and Nursing Students in a Pandemic
May 21 – St. Paul Elder Services Documentary on Life in Their LTC Facility
May 20 – Our Well-Being Webinar Series, Session II: Providence St. Joseph Health Whole Persons Caring for Whole Persons (member login required)
May 19 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19- Part Five: Pandemic Public Surveillance - Issues of Prevention, Protection, and Privacy
May 13 – Our Well-Being Webinar Series, Session I (member login required)
May 7 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part Four: Moral Distress on Caregivers and Patients Dying Alone
May 6 – Ethics Support in Responding to COVID-19: A Case Study of Providence St. Joseph Health
May 1 - COVID-19 Recovery Funding for Health Care Webinar
April 30 - Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part Three: Organizational Ethics and Ethical Issues
April 23 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part Two: Rationing Criteria and Preferential Treatment
April 23 – Palliative Care Social Work and Chaplaincy during the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21 – Coronavirus Pandemic - A Tale of Two Washingtons (featuring Providence St. Joseph Health)
April 17 – COVID-19 in the United States: Insights from Healthcare Systems
April 16 – Catholic Ethics and the Challenge of COVID-19 - Part One: DNR Orders for COVID-19 Patients and Reallocation of Ventilators
April 16 – Palliative Care and COVID-19: Implications for Clinical Practice (Part 3)
April 9 - Bioethics in the Time of Coronavirus
April 2 - Palliative Care and COVID-19: Implications for Clinical Practice (Part 2)
April 1 - Making Ethical Choices With Limited Resources: Lessons From Catholic Health Care
March 26 - Palliative Care and COVID-19: Implications for Clinical Practice (Part 1)
A webinar presentation from CHA and the Supportive Care Coalition
March 26 - Georgetown University Dialogue, "Catholic Social Thought and the Coronavirus Crisis"
Featuring former CHA President and CEO Sr. Carol Keehan, DC
March 25 - CHA Pandemic Webinar: Lessons from Ground Zero
Featuring Rhonda Medows, MD, president, population health management for Providence
March 18 - CDC Webinar Recording: Answering 20 Questions about COVID-19
March 12 - Lessons learned in responding to COVID-19 - A webinar presentation featuring Amy Compton Phillips, M.D. from Providence
Providence St. Joseph Health COVID-19 Webinar Recordings
Ongoing Series of Covid-19 Webinars from the Alliance for Health Policy
CMS Video - Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services

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