Across the System
Our Health Ministry:
Catholic Health East Sponsors and Organizations
Our Mission...
Catholic Health East is a community of persons committed to being a transforming, healing presence within the communities we serve.
To effect this mission: • We treat all persons whom we serve and with whom we work with respect and compassion, calling forth their best human potential; • We provide a full range of services that support healthy communities, including quality medical care and holistic approaches to healing body, spirit and mind; • We collaborate with others who share a common mission and vision; • We continually seek ways to assure access to services to persons most in need; • We identify and develop leaders in Catholic health ministry; and • We advocate public policies and initiatives, particularly those in the area of healthcare, that ensure quality of life for all.
Our Core Values...
Our Vision... Inspired by our Mission and committed to our Core Values, Catholic Health East will achieve excellence in all we do, creating a system that empowers communities and individuals to achieve optimal health and quality of life.
population will demand continuing care services (long-term care, assisted living, home care, etc.) at a rate far exceeding the current availability of these services. To harness and share the continuing care expertise that exists in our system, CHE created the Continuing Care Management Services Network (CCMSN), in which a team of continuing care experts works collaboratively with continuing care leaders throughout CHE to help support and enhance the growth of continuing care services. A related organization, Catholic Health East Senior Services Management (CHESSM), was formed to provide consultative and management services to organizations and facilities not affiliated with CHE.
recycling program: oil used for cooking in the hospital’s kitchen is sent to an outside company which processes it for bio-diesel use in automobiles.
Catholic Health East Sponsors
St. Francis Medical Center (Trenton, N.J.) was recognized in September 2008 by the PatientCentered Care Institute, a division of NRC-Picker, as a performance leader in radiation oncology services and as one of the best hospitals in the nation at providing patient-centered care. The award was based on survey data collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ survey of “Hospital Patient Experiences” as well as other inpatient and outpatient survey data.
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany Allegany, New York
Nazareth Hospital, part of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania, was the second community hospital in the country to achieve certification for stroke care from The Joint Commission. The hospital has received state and national recognition for its continued excellence in stroke care.
Courage We dare to take the risks our faith demands of us.
Integrity We keep our word and are faithful to who we say we are.
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Catholic Health East Community Benefit Annual Report 2008
Sisters of St. Joseph St. Augustine, Florida Sisters of Mercy of the Americas: Mid-Atlantic Community Merion, Pennsylvania New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community Buffalo, New York Northeast Community Cumberland, Rhode Island South Central Community Belmont, North Carolina
Catholic Health East Regional Health Corporations and Joint Operating Agreements
Lourdes Health System Camden, New Jersey Maxis Health System Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Mercy Health System of Maine Portland, Maine Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Mercy Hospital Miami, Florida Mercy Medical Daphne, Alabama Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Justice
We care for and strengthen the ministry and all resources entrusted to us.
Sisters of Providence Holyoke, Massachusetts
Mercy Community Health West Hartford, Connecticut
We demonstrate our connectedness to each other through inclusive and compassionate relationships.
Stewardship
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Holy Cross Hospital Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Community
We give priority to those whom society ignores.
Hope Ministries Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Catholic Health Buffalo, New York
We believe that each person is a manifestation of the sacredness of human life.
Commitment To Those Who Are Poor
Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Hamburg, New York
BayCare Health System Clearwater, Florida
Reverence For Each Person
We advocate for a society in which all can realize their full potential and achieve the common good.
Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Scranton, Pennsylvania
CHE facilities have increasingly demonstrated their commitment to recycling and other “go green” efforts. In 2008, Nazareth Hospital (part of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania), earned the EPA Energy Star Award for its implementation of an energy conservation program that included the installation of more energyefficient technology throughout its facility; the hospital joined an elite group of 66 hospitals nationwide that achieved this distinction. Many CHE facilities implemented or enhanced their paper and supply recycling efforts. One facility (Mercy Medical Center, part of Sisters of Providence Health System) initiated a unique kitchen oil
To create and nurture a quieter healing environment for its patients, Sisters of Providence Health System’s Mercy Medical Center implemented a unique noise reduction initiative in 2008. Devices known as “Yacker Trackers” were installed near nurses stations on patient floors throughout the hospital. The devices, equipped with sound sensors, resemble traffic lights; they shine from green to yellow to red, as noise levels increase and reach unacceptable levels. Mercy Magic, a dedicated workforce of volunteers for Mercy Medical (Daphne, Ala.) was honored in May 2008 by the American Hospital Association, receiving its national Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence award. Mercy Magic volunteers help meet the needs of Mercy’s pediatric rehabilitation patients, and are involved in Guardian Angel, a program that help funds pediatric home care for young patients in need.
Saint Joseph’s Health System Atlanta, Georgia Saint Michael’s Medical Center Newark, New Jersey Sisters of Providence Health System Springfield, Massachusetts St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, Delaware St. Francis Medical Center Trenton, New Jersey St. James Mercy Health System Hornell, New York St. Joseph of the Pines Southern Pines, North Carolina St. Mary Medical Center Langhorne, Pennsylvania St. Mary’s Health Care System Athens, Georgia St. Peter’s Health Care Services Albany, New York
Catholic Health East Supportive Health Corporations Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc. Global Health Ministry Stella Maris Insurance Company, Ltd.
Catholic Health East Community Benefit Annual Report 2008
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