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September 29, 2022

Contact: Brian Reardon

Catholic health care is dedicated to advancing the common good by upholding the dignity of every person. Our members have a long history of providing care regardless of patients’ ability to pay or whether they have health insurance, including in places with limited access to health services such as rural communities. Annually, non-profit Catholic hospitals invest more than $13 billion in community benefit spending, including charity care.   

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The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry, representing the largest nonprofit provider of health care services in the nation.

• 1 in 7 patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital each day.
• Catholic health care, which includes more than 2,200 hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, systems, sponsors, and related organizations, serves the full continuum of health care across our nation.