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Jun 24
Whole Person Care and the End of Life: Uniting Community, Health, and Policy for Human Flourishing
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Jun 25
Spiritual Pastoral Care Dialogue - Innovating Spiritual Care in TeleSpiritual Health: One Ministry's Approach
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Jun 25
Diversity and Health Disparities Networking Call
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Jun 26
CHA Book Club: Living Our Shared Identity - Session 2: A Dialogue on the Film "The Letter: A Message for Our Earth"
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Jul 22
United Against Human Trafficking Networking Call
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Jul 30
Faith Community Nurses Networking Call
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Aug 6
Global Health Networking Call
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Sep 9
Mission Leader Seminar 2025 - Embracing Hope: Our Courageous Path Forward
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Sep 18
Community Benefit Networking Call
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Oct 21
Community Benefit 101: Planning and Reporting Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit
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Oct 28
Deans of Catholic Colleges of Nursing Networking Call
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Oct 29
Diversity and Health Disparities Networking Call
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Nov 5
Global Health Networking Call
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Nov 19
Faith Community Nurses Networking Call
Read the latest news and statements from CHA
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06/16/2025
Orest Holubec named board chair of the Catholic Health Association's (CHA) Board of Trustees for 2025-2026
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05/22/2025
CHA Opposes H.R.1, The One Big Beautiful Bill
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05/20/2025
ICYMI: Catholic Health Leaders Discuss Impact of Congressional Proposals to Cut Medicaid Funding
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05/12/2025
CHA Statement on U.S. House Republicans' Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Program
Latest Articles from Catholic Health World
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June 2025
ArchCare opens second housing development for neurodiverse adults in New York
The St. Frances Cabrini Apartments in Eastchester is the site of a former convent.
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June 2025
Cruises, courses, casinos: Long-term care communities innovate to engage residents
Activity planners say the goal is to offer new experiences and meaningful opportunities.
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June 2025
If passed, Medicaid cuts will have devastating impacts on people and communities across U.S., say ministry leaders
At a briefing, executives warn that the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' puts the nation's health system at grave risk.
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June 2025
CHA offers prayers, prayer resources for just about any need in online library
Anyone in the ministry — not just chaplains – can lead prayers.
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June 2025
UnityPoint Health to acquire MercyOne hospital in Sioux City, Iowa
The deal is expected to close this summer.
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June 2025
Hogs House at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Louisiana gives patients' families a place to stay
The home in Baton Rouge opened in early 2024 and was funded by a nonprofit that runs a barbecue festival.
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June 2025
ArchCare opens second housing development for neurodiverse adults in New York
The St. Frances Cabrini Apartments in Eastchester is the site of a former convent.
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June 2025
Cruises, courses, casinos: Long-term care communities innovate to engage residents
Activity planners say the goal is to offer new experiences and meaningful opportunities.
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June 2025
If passed, Medicaid cuts will have devastating impacts on people and communities across U.S., say ministry leaders
At a briefing, executives warn that the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' puts the nation's health system at grave risk.
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June 2025
CHA offers prayers, prayer resources for just about any need in online library
Anyone in the ministry — not just chaplains – can lead prayers.
Health Progress
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ViewOnline ExtraAt Shirati KMT Hospital in rural Northeastern Tanzania, 50% of the hospital's HIV/AIDS clinic personnel and support staff were let go in recent months due to the Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and freezing of funds earlier this year.
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A Theological Response to the Isolation of Medical Displacement
Illness, impairment and pain are displacing experiences, separating a person from their sense of self and their community. This separation can occur in many forms. In my own life, my impairment, a permanent brachial plexus injury from birth, can come up in jarring ways. -
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What Singing for Blood Taught Me
"I can't get 'the stick.' She won't let me near her." The third phlebotomist of the day walked out of Renee's room with an unused needle. Unless this patient's blood could be drawn to test it, I would have to discontinue clozapine, the only medication that reduced Renee's commanding voices to tolerable whispers. -
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The Importance of Neurocritical Care: Saving Lives and Enhancing Recovery in Central Texas
"It happened so quickly. One moment she was perfectly fine, then the next, she stopped talking normally and slumped over," said Cindy's husband. "Will she ever be able to walk again? Will she be able to hold her children again?" -
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Reclaiming the Spiritual Dimension of Health and Healing: A Seasoned Chaplain's Perspective
Holistic health care is a buzzword these days, written into the mission, vision and values of health care systems throughout the country. There's a good reason for this: more and more research points to the positive impact of treating the whole person on patient outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, and staff morale. -
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Supporting Patients and Their Loved Ones Coping With Serious or Terminal Illness
Chaka Brittain's mother used to bring her along on her visits to terminally ill people in her community. "My mom was somewhat of a death doula, if you would," she said. "I remember even as a young girl going to people's houses, and they were dying. She'd come in and sit with them and stay with them until they had 'gone to glory.'" -
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Timeless Approach, Latest Innovations Combine in Personalized Medicine
One in a million describes a young woman I cared for with a rare form of kidney cancer. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, including clinical trials, she passed away from her disease. Patients like her propel me and our Mercy ministry to find solutions to enable early and accurate detection of disease, to maximize treatment response and minimize side effects. -
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The Unique Needs of Vowed Religious Elders in Long-Term Care
Growing old is not for the faint of heart, nor is caring for frail elders. This is particularly true when one is caring for retired sisters, priests and brothers who have lived lives vowed to God and service. Their unique perspectives on life, the sacrifices and adventures experienced during their ministries, and the challenges of living a vowed religious life deserve special efforts to ensure a high quality of life and enjoyment in their later years. -
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Religious Communities Seek Paths to Long-Term Care for Aging Members
In 2004, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary decided that they could not offer on-premises skilled care to their aging members. "We made the decision with our heads, and we're living it now with our hearts," said Senior President Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond, PBVM. -
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Normothermic Regional Perfusion and the Determination of Death
Recently, some organ procurement organizations (OPOs), agencies responsible for organ retrieval and transplantation in the United States, have initiated a procedure that challenges Catholic ethics on organ donation. It is called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). This procedure provides artificial circulation of blood to diminish the deterioration of organs for transplant. This is not a topic that occurs in ordinary conversation. However, it is a topic that should be understood by those who work in Catholic health care to make informed decisions about organ transplants that occur in its facilities. -
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Editor's Note — Spring 2025
We certainly know spirituality is important to many patients. CHA has been paying close attention to research that shows spirituality can play a significant role in medical decisions, that unaddressed spiritual needs are associated with poorer patient quality of life, and that wellness includes a spiritual dimension. Both the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Health Affairs have explored these issues in recent years, and CHA continues to educate about them. -
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Mission — Moving Beyond 'No Margin, No Mission' in Catholic Health Care
I recently had the opportunity to present and participate in the CHA-hosted Sponsorship Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a gathering that takes place every other year and is attended by CEOs, chief mission officers and sponsors from across the ministry. In one particularly engaging session, Sr. Tere Maya, CCVI, CHA's senior director for theology and sponsorship, used clips from the movie Cabrini to generate discussion about the future of Catholic health care. She also explored the vital role of sponsors in ensuring our Catholic identity as a ministry of the Church and the sustainability, growth and transformation of the ministry in reading the signs of the times.
CHA letters to Congress
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06/12/2025
CHA Letter to Senate on HR 1
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06/11/2025
Letter on Medicaid and the Homeless
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06/11/2025
CHA Comments on FY2026 IPPS
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06/03/2025
Joint Letter on Funding for SET-NET
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