With a new season of CHA's Health Calls podcast starting this month, it seemed like a good time to see what other podcasts Catholic health systems and groups affiliated with them are creating.
There is no shortage. Some of the audio productions share narrative stories about remarkable cases. Some offer expert advice on medical conditions. Some provide a holistic take on wellness.
While podcasts endure online, this list sticks with a sampling of those that continue to produce episodes through 2024.
CHA
Health Calls debuts its fifth season this month with a focus on technology and humanity. The first episode features Catholic Health Assembly keynote speaker, author and futurist Tom Koulopoulos. The podcast, hosted by Brian Reardon,
CHA's vice president of communications and marketing, "brings together thought leaders from Catholic health care, academia, public policy and other organizations to discuss timely topics related to the common good and creating a more just and healthy
society.
SSM Health
The Glennon Factor, produced by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation, is "dedicated
to unveiling the essence of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital through heartfelt narratives;" focuses on interactions between staff, caregivers, patients, and the community; and delves into heavy topics without taking itself too seriously.
The January 2024 debut episode, "The Tumor Funeral," focuses on a bone tumor in a teen's arm, an osteosarcoma that the teen named Jeffrey, and the "funeral" she and her clinicians held at the end of her chemotherapy treatment. The funeral was complete
with a coffin for a photo of the tumor, a procession, candles, and a eulogy.
Providence St. Joseph Health
Providence St. Joseph Health produces several podcasts that delve into a variety of topics. Talk With
a Doc poses questions to Providence medical experts; Culture of Health explores meaningful and lasting solutions to health disparities; Work2BeWell features teens exploring mental health topics; and Heart Matters, a partnership with the Providence
Heart Institute and Boston Scientific, focuses on aspects of heart health.
The Providence Mission Leadership Institute produces Walk With Me, which includes interviews with Providence leaders
about their personal and professional journeys.
Providence Health Coaching produces Healthy Bites, which gives practical advice for people who want to be more active and manage or lose
weight.
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Called To Be Well, produced since February 2022, talks about the well-being of mind,
body and spirit through meditations and interviews with Bon Secours Mercy Health professionals. Recent episodes cover the topics of connecting mental health and movement, the system's recognition program and the importance of celebrating gratitude,
and a review of current statistics on mental health.
Scripps Health
The San Diego Health Podcast is produced biweekly and taps health providers
from Scripps Health on a variety of topics to help listeners "get well and stay healthy." Recent episodes include discussions with doctors about laser treatments to rejuvenate skin, causes of back pain and how to determine if surgery is necessary,
and heart issues during pregnancy. Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista are Catholic facilities.
Dignity Health
Hello Healthy Podcast, from Dignity Health, presents health-related discussions
from experts at several system hospitals in California. Podcasts are searchable by topic, doctors, and keywords, and cover topics such as preventing pickleball injuries, a new pancreatic cancer screening program, and when it's time to visit the obstetrics
emergency department.
Another Dignity Health podcast, YMRC Heartbeat, debuted in May and is produced for Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Dignity Health
is part of CommonSpirit Health. It debuted in May and includes interviews with clinicians and information about events.
St. Joseph's Health
MedCast, produced by St. Joseph's Health of Syracuse, New York, is also
searchable by topic, doctor and keyword, and episodes date back to 2018. Recent episodes include a discussion with an orthopedic surgeon about summer injuries, a talk with a general surgeon about da Vinci robotic surgery technology, and an interview
about a virtual nursing program.
St. Joseph's Health is a member of Trinity Health.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
The Doctor Will Hear You Now, produced since February 2023 by the Franciscan Missionaries
of Our Lady Health System, taps experts from its facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi to discuss topics like weight management and medication options, building a relationship with a primary care provider, and the system's collaboration with Louisiana
State University's athletics program.
CommonSpirit Health
The EthicsLab podcast explores some of the more challenging issues in clinical ethics and features
guests from around the country and world. Its most recent episode, produced in July, discusses how chaplaincy and spiritual care are essential components in health care.
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic
Beyond the Stethoscope premieres its second season Sept. 12. Past
episodes explore LGBTQ+ inequities in health care, when to visit the emergency room, Black maternal health week, and preventing exercise injuries. It's hosted by Margie Zimmerman, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic's donor engagement and experience officer,
and episodes can also be viewed on YouTube.