I would end this comment by asking the author if it is any more appropriate to allow a supremely competent but poorly formed leader to lead catholic healthcare institutions than it would be to allow an unformed leader to head any of Christ's other two Missions? I have seen poorly formed leaders selected for their "competence" and yes, I have seen that competence result in better bottom lines. I work full time in board formation for another Catholic health system and I can say that we have a LOT of work to do if we are going to prepare lay leaders to assume the leadership and sponsorship roles that the sisters once had. I see a parallel between the situation of Catholic health care institutions and the mounting financial struggles of Catholic elementary and high schools. Government monies started about that time and control and power became most important. This is an entirely new undertaking for us. I wonder, however, if the time has not come when the Catholic Hospital System should rethink its medical mission, downsizing it from the kind of institution that can compete, technologically,with other hospitals enjoying a stronger financial base, and devoting itself to meet the type of median health care needs that are the concern of the average Catholic person, and, indeed, of the average person at large.I fear the day is rapidly approaching when Catholic obstetricians, nurses, and other conscientious medical personnel will not be able to continue in their profession without being told to perform abortions or assist with them. I have seen this many times before. Catholic institutions help to nourish the faith of those who work in them and are served by them. Operation of the former St. Clare’s was ceded to St. Vincent’s Manhattan in 2003; it continued to operate until it was finally closed in 2007 by the state’s Berger Commission, which had been established to reorganize and streamline health care throughout the state. Some Catholic institutions have joined relatively well-paying suburban hospitals to inner-city hospitals, and in so doing are able to balance their losses with gains.
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(That last did in fact surprise me; I had always heard that Catholic giving favored hospitals while ignoring universities and colleges they ignored.
was fired.Survival came at a still higher price. Sulmasy for another fine analysis. I firmly believe that just as the Church was the refuge of knowledge in the dark ages, the Church manifested in Catholic Healthcare is the refuge of real "Health Care" (spirit/mind/body health care) in these difficult times in our world. Get Directions. Catholic Health Care System, New York, NY, 10024, 212-752-7300 Find, Rate, or Review Catholic Health Care System, New York, New York As sisters and brothers religious exit from this Healthcare Mission it is imperative that, before they exit, they spend the time to form competent upcoming leaders properly to continue their work in Christ's Mission of Health Care.Another fine example of Ignation scholarship.
John O'Connor was a fraud and a fake and a Godless man who OCCUPIED the Archbishop's seat which rightfully belonged to the recommended successor of Terrance Cooke ~ namely, Joseph T. O'Keefe who was EXILED to Syracuse !!!!! I am quite familiar with our strong and well beloved local Catholic hospital, but I'm sure there are some similar pressures there also.
In all our sponsored ministries, we need to move beyond a false inclusivism that prevents us from saying anything substantive about our own faith tradition or allowing it to make a difference in the way we "do business." What is the FACTUAL and STATISTICAL relationship between MEDICARE/MEDICAID, private insurance and fee based medical care? But, then as usual some bishop decides to take over and next thing everything falls to pieces. Finally, in 2004 the C.E.O. As a member of a local medical center board, I read recently (in Trustee) a glowing report of a large Catholic health care association (in the middle west, as I remember) that seemed to be doing everything right (not surprisingly under the leadership of a nun, I think). Medically, Memorial offered nothing that St. Vincent’s could not have offered for his cancer, but St. Vincent’s could have offered also a spiritual atmosphere and approach to palliative care that Memorial cannot match. In health care, patients and practitioners alike are becoming alienated from the health care delivery system.
The school is a major partner, along with the Kaleida Health System, Erie County Medical Center and the Visiting Nurses Association.