Health Calls - CHA Podcast Archives

Health Calls | S2: EP5

Public Policy and the Common Good

A priest and a law professor come together for a robust discussion on how the common good can be better understood in the context of public policy, particularly health care policy.

Health Calls | S2: EP4

Hospital Chaplains and COVID-19

The role of hospital chaplain has evolved, with COVID-19 bringing new challenges and opportunities in providing spiritual care and emotional support. Chaplains Chelsea Leitcher (Dignity Health) and Jane Levdansky (SSM Health) share their experiences and insights on how their ministry has adapted during the pandemic.

Health Calls | S2: EP3

COVID-19: Health Care Disparities During the Pandemic

Health Calls | S2: EP2

COVID-19: Caring for the Caregivers

The pandemic is forcing clinicians to adapt how they provide care. Nurse practitioner Laura McKinnis, working in emergency medicine in Milwaukee, shares her experience with COVID-19 patients, her family, and herself. Cindy Rosburg, Chief HR Officer at Mercy in St. Louis, discusses changes made to support caregivers during the crisis.

Health Calls | S2: EP1

Data in Health Care

Would you trade some personal privacy for a healthier life? We explore this with Dr. Alan Pitt, neuroradiology professor at Barrow Neurological Institute, and Dr. Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Director of Ethics at CHA. They discuss the benefits, risks, and ethical challenges of using personal data in healthcare.

Health Calls | S1: EP21

Global Health – A Case Study

CHA members support Catholic health care's global ministry by donating surplus medical supplies and organizing and staffing medical missions. We discuss how the Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach in Springfield, IL are working with the Catholic church in Tanzania to improve health in their country.

Health Calls | S1: EP20

Housing and Transportation

In this episode, we discuss how Catholic health care is collaborating with other organizations to ensure the housing and transportation needs of their patients are met.

Health Calls | S1: EP19

Carrying the Torch

As the laity are increasingly called to serve as leaders and sponsors in Catholic health care, it is imperative that they have the education, ministry formation and spiritual practices needed for these roles.

Health Calls | S1: EP18

The Suicide Epidemic

The CDC reports over 45,000 Americans died from suicide in 2016. How health care organizations and policy makers can address this is discussed by Lisa Picker, the mother of a suicide victim and an advocate for better mental health care, and Benjamin F. Miller, CSO of the Well Being Trust.

Health Calls | S1: EP17

Immigrant Youth at Risk

Mark Kuczewski, PhD, professor of medical ethics at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and Fr. Corey Brost, director of Viator House of Hospitality, discuss challenges facing undocumented youth and how Catholic health care can help.