The Catholic Health Association of the United States

At Catholic healthcare, we're returning the word "healthcare" back to its former glory because when healthcare really cares, communities thrive, prevention is prioritized and everyone has access to the care they need. ? Catholic healthcare: We care. You flourish. www.WeCareYouFlourish.com?? ? #CatholicHealth #CommunityHealth #WholePersonCare #AccessToCare #WeAreCalledUS

?How should advances in medicine change the Catholic approach to #BrainDeath and #organ transplantation? When is someone considered dead? And how is that determination made? Georgetown University ethicists Drs. Daniel Sulmasy, Myles Sheehan and Allen Roberts II weighed in about these #bioethics issues in a recent CHA webinar. Valerie Schremp Hahn explains in #CatholicHealthWorld ??: https://hubs.li/Q02PTclH0 #KennedyInstituteOfEthics MedStar Health Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics

This #NationalAssistedLivingWeek, we celebrate the amazing #CatholicHealth caregivers at #AssistedLiving facilities. It takes special people to work in long-term care, and our caregivers consistently go above and beyond the call of duty. ?? ???? Register for "Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care," a quarterly #webinar series beginning Sept. 26! https://lnkd.in/gQREYdYh #NALW #LTC #eldercare #healthcare

The #Medicaid unwinding process has left millions of people uninsured despite remaining eligible. Many people may not realize they lost coverage due to needed paperwork updates and may fall through the cracks in the redetermination process even though they are still eligible. "We think that if we had not developed some of the educational partnerships we did and our active financial counseling, it would have likely been much higher in terms of the percent of uninsured," said Mike Slubowski, president and CEO of Trinity Health. ?? Read Lisa Eisenhauer's article in #CatholicHealthWorld ??: https://hubs.li/Q02PMjz10 #ProtectWhatsPrecious #healthcare

Many people find themselves in their health insurance company's "ghost network," leaving them without access to #MentalHealth care. Providers listed are often retired, deceased or not accepting new patients, highlighting a critical issue in our healthcare system. Full story: https://hubs.li/Q02PMkXG0 #HealthcareHere #AccessToCare

In #PopeFrancis' encyclical Laudato Si', he urgently calls "for a new dialogue on how we are shaping the future of our planet" and to "require a new and universal solidarity" where the most vulnerable are supported and enabled to live in dignity. This #SeasonOfCreation ??, CHA invites you to join us in these ecumenical efforts. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02PJFZk0 #SOC #environment #ClimateAction Laudato Si' Movement

Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago is using electric vehicles for free patient transport to the hospital or any of its six community clinics around the city. Many of the patients it serves don't have access to transportation. "We're fighting for an underserved community, and sometimes underserved communities can't fight for themselves. So we have to fight for them. We don't like losing," said Guy A. Medaglia, president and CEO of Saint Anthony. ?? Learn more in #CatholicHealthWorld ??: https://hubs.li/Q02PpXx10 #EV #environment ?? #SeasonOfCreation #SOC #LaudatoSi #CommunityHealth #AccessToCare

???? Join us Sept. 26 for a new quarterly #webinar series, "Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care," featuring ethicists from CHA member health systems discussing #LongTermCare issues in the context of Catholic social teaching and the #ERDs. Session 1 features CommonSpirit Health's Becket Gremmels, PhD, who will discuss involving residents with impaired decision-making capacity in their own #healthcare decisions. This is a must-attend for anyone in #LTC! ?? Register: https://hubs.li/Q02PpXBN0 #Ethics #CatholicHealth #healthcare

?? In honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance join us in upholding the promise to #NeverForget by promoting kindness, unity and service in tribute to those who lost their lives. As we work for peace, forgiveness and reconciliation, let us make this a time for hope in God’s grace, in ourselves and in one another. Please join us in a #prayer of remembrance: https://hubs.li/Q02PpPnj0 #PatriotDay #September11

In honor of #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we acknowledge the incredible work of #healthcare professionals and #caregivers at the forefront of #MentalHealth support. Their commitment to #WholePersonCare plays a pivotal role in suicide prevention. We take this opportunity to support their #WellBeing and advocate for comprehensive mental health resources for all. ?? ?? Join us in this prayer for anyone impacted by suicide: https://hubs.li/Q02PpPGN0 ?? If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 or chat https://hubs.li/Q02PpQss0 24/7/365 to connect with a counselor for support. #SuicidePreventionWeek #988