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Fall 2024 | VOLUME 105, NUMBER 4

Catholic Health: Healers and Bridge Builders in a Divided Society
LUCAS SWANEPOEL, JD

The Catholic health ministry has long used its healing presence in communities to help build peace in society. Today, that presence and ministry are as critical as ever. It requires Catholic health providers and all those who support or work within the ministry to understand the unique role and opportunities that exist to help heal the political divisions in society, just as the ministry heals the physical needs of our communities.

The Ripple Effect of 'WASH' in Catholic Health Care
SUSAN K. BARNETT

When the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul first arrived in Ondo State in Nigeria in 1988, they found fertile agriculture as well as fertile ground for disease and severely limited health care. In 1995, they made a giant health care leap. They opened St. Catherine's Hospital and Maternity. The initial site and building, which were donated, grew to accommodate the remote community's needs. They do not charge patients.


Bridging Religious Identity in Health Care: The Time Is Now
EBOO PATEL, PhD AND AND SUZANNE WATTS HENDERSON, PhD

Anne Fadiman's book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, tells the true story of a three-month-old girl, Lia Lee, in Merced, California, who began to shake uncontrollably.1 Her parents, immigrants from Laos, took her to a hospital where a team of highly committed doctors did everything you would expect: They stabilized the patient, drew blood and ran tests. They diagnosed little Lia with epilepsy and prescribed a complex cocktail of drugs for the parents to administer at set intervals.

Fostering Teamwork to Promote Harmony in the Workplace
KELLY BILODEAU

"Everyone brings something with them when they come to work," said Odesa Stapleton, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health in Cincinnati. People are a collection of different work styles, lifestyles, needs and preferences, and it's up to organizations to help them all get along.

Mobile Clinics: Driving Toward Health Equity
MARY KATHRYN FALLON, MSA, CPA

Health care is multifaceted, but the overall goal is to help people live their healthiest lives, regardless of who they are or where they live. This takes many forms, from prevention and health education, to clinical care and connection, to social and community-based services. Understanding patients, their cultures and preferences, their barriers and levels of health literacy is part of the equation that must be considered when working toward this goal.

Mission Across the Miles: Mission Integration in Ambulatory Settings
NANCY JORDAN, EdD and NAN ONEST, MA

Building community focused on the call and mission of Catholic health care requires thought and intention, and this feels particularly true when working with tens of thousands of care providers across seven states. How do you connect and inspire those often pressed for time, facing one another on a computer screen?

  • Bridging Religious Identity in Health Care: The Time Is Now
    EBOO PATEL, PhD AND AND SUZANNE WATTS HENDERSON, PhD

    Anne Fadiman's book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, tells the true story of a three-month-old girl, Lia Lee, in Merced, California, who began to shake uncontrollably.1 Her parents, immigrants from Laos, took her to a hospital where a team of highly committed doctors did everything you would expect: They stabilized the patient, drew blood and ran tests. They diagnosed little Lia with epilepsy and prescribed a complex cocktail of drugs for the parents to administer at set intervals.

  • Fostering Teamwork to Promote Harmony in the Workplace
    KELLY BILODEAU

    "Everyone brings something with them when they come to work," said Odesa Stapleton, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health in Cincinnati. People are a collection of different work styles, lifestyles, needs and preferences, and it's up to organizations to help them all get along.

  • Catholic Health: Healers and Bridge Builders in a Divided Society
    LUCAS SWANEPOEL, JD

    The Catholic health ministry has long used its healing presence in communities to help build peace in society. Today, that presence and ministry are as critical as ever. It requires Catholic health providers and all those who support or work within the ministry to understand the unique role and opportunities that exist to help heal the political divisions in society, just as the ministry heals the physical needs of our communities.

  • The Ripple Effect of 'WASH' in Catholic Health Care
    SUSAN K. BARNETT

    When the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul first arrived in Ondo State in Nigeria in 1988, they found fertile agriculture as well as fertile ground for disease and severely limited health care. In 1995, they made a giant health care leap. They opened St. Catherine's Hospital and Maternity. The initial site and building, which were donated, grew to accommodate the remote community's needs. They do not charge patients.

  • Mobile Clinics: Driving Toward Health Equity
    MARY KATHRYN FALLON, MSA, CPA

    Health care is multifaceted, but the overall goal is to help people live their healthiest lives, regardless of who they are or where they live. This takes many forms, from prevention and health education, to clinical care and connection, to social and community-based services. Understanding patients, their cultures and preferences, their barriers and levels of health literacy is part of the equation that must be considered when working toward this goal.

  • Mission Across the Miles: Mission Integration in Ambulatory Settings
    NANCY JORDAN, EdD and NAN ONEST, MA

    Building community focused on the call and mission of Catholic health care requires thought and intention, and this feels particularly true when working with tens of thousands of care providers across seven states. How do you connect and inspire those often pressed for time, facing one another on a computer screen?


DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
BETSY TAYLOR
Mission
DENNIS GONZALES, PhD
Ethics
NATHANIEL BLANTON HIBNER, PhD
Formation
DARREN M. HENSON, PhD, STL
Community Benefit
MEGAN McANINCH-JONES, MSc, MBA, and ADRIENNE WEBB

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