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FALL RIVEIt, MASS.
Friday, May 13, 1994
Fall River hospitals study affiliation A preliminary memorandum of tions or other procedures unacunderstanding looking towards ceptable by Catholi.c standards of bringing together Charlton and medical ethics would not be perSaint Anne's hospitals under the formed at Charlton. umbrella of one new not-for-profit Contacted on this subject, Fred corporation was announced FriCaesar, director of media relations day, May 6. Both h()~pitals are in for the St. Louis-based Catholic Fall River and Saint Anne's, operHealth Association, said that a noated since 1906 by the Dominican . abortions agreement is usually part Sisters of the Presentation, is the of such affiliations between Cathonly Catholic hospital in the dioolic and nonsectarian hospitals. cese. He said that arrangements for referrals of patients seeking abortions The proposed association would might vary from one health care affiliate the two acute care hospitals, the Charlton Wdlness Center delivery system or physician to another. and the Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Care Center, also under the CharIStudy To Continue ton aegis. It is intended to faciliThe Charlton and Saint Anne's tate development of an integrated boards of trustees indicated that health care delivery systerp which they, together with physicians and would work with area physicians others, would continue studying in contracting with managed care the benefits of affiliation under organizations such as Blue Cross/ one corporation. They intend to Blue Shield and John Hancock to preserve their separate identities provide accessible, cost-effective while reducing duplication of serand high quality health care. vices and more efficiently managAs the affiliation is envisioned, ing costs in preparation for anticiSaint Anne's heald', care system pated state and national changes and hospital will continue to pro- in provision of health care. vide Catholic health care services, The May 6' memorandum of while the Charlton facilities will understanding was ratified at speagree tb adhere to Catholic ethical cial meetings of the boards oftrusand religious directives. In prac- tees of Saint Anne's and Charlton tice this would mean that aborTurn to Page II
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------_._-----------------. Appeal at $1,330,822. Reports from parishes and Special Gifts bring the current total of the 1994 Catholic Charities Appeal to $1,330,822.78. Collectors for the Special Gifts and parish phases of the Appeal are asked to complete their calls as soon as possible and bring their reports to their respective headquarters or their parishes. The parish phase of the Appeal will close on Wednesday, May 25, but the Appeal books will remain open until ro a.m., Wednesday, June 8. All reports rc:eeived by this time will be credited to the 1994 Appeal. To assure credit, reports from May 30 on should be brought in person to Appeal Headquarters, 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River. Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Diocesan Director of the Appeal, said, "We are anticipating that every one of our 112 parishes will have a substantial increase to surpass last year's total of $2,226,973.22."
LEADING
PAI~ISHES
Attleboro IIrea: O.L. of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk $32,427.00
St. Mary, Mansfield St. Theresa, S. Attleboro St. Mary, Seekonk St. John, Attleboro
19,327.00 17,240.00 16,423.00 12,524.00
Cape & the Islands Area: St. Pius X, S. Yarmouth $68,636.50 St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 41,027.00 01. of Victory, Centerville 26,572.00 St. Elizabeth Seton, N. Falm. 24,118.00 Corpus Christi, Sandwich 22,598.00 Fall River Area: $25,018.00 Holy Name, Fall River 22,552.00 St. Thomas More, Somerset Holy Rosary, Fall River 20.005.00 19,163.00 St. John of God, Somerset Santo Christo, Fall River 18,509.00 New Bedford Area: St. Mary, S. Dartmouth $22.878.00 Mt. Carmel, New Bedford 21,200.00 Immaculate Conception, N. B. 18,303.00 St. John the Baptist, N.B. 18,039~00 St. John Neumann, E. Freetown 14,614.00 Taunton Area: St. Joseph, Taunton . $16,964.00 14,049.00 St. Anthony, Taunton 11,444.00 St. Ann, Raynham Immaculate Cone., S. Easton 10,796.00 10,689.00 . Holy Cross, S. Easton
FIREFIGHTERS and police officers exit St. Mary's Cathedral after the second annual public safety Mass celebrated May 4 by Bishop Sean O'Malley. (Hickey photo)