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| Sisters of Charity Health System welcomes Mark Wiedt |
Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 2010, Mark Wiedt will be joining the business development team of Sisters of Charity Health System in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 1 as vice president for Physician Services and CEO of Cuyahoga Physician Network... |
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| SCHS announces new leadership at St. Vincent |
Cleveland, Ohio (Aug. 10, 2009) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Boards of the Sisters of Charity Health System and the Cuyahoga Joint Venture today announce a change in the leadership structure at St. Vincent Charity Hospital.... |
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| SCHS sponsors T.R. Reid visit June 20 |
| Noted journalist and author T.R. Reid will speak on the topic of his upcoming book, "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care" at 7 p.m. June 20 at Trinity Cathedral at Euclid and E. 22nd Street in downtown... |
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| Orlando Alvarez Jr. joins Sisters of Charity Health System |
Cleveland, Ohio (May 28, 2009) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – As the Sisters of Charity Health System continues its strategic growth, it has made a significant investment in its commitment to growing its physician collaboration strategies.... |
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| Apply for Caritas Nursing Scholarship |
| The Caritas Nursing Scholarship was established in recognition of Sr. Mary Patricia Barrett, CSA, for her role in leading the development of the Sisters of Charity Health System. The purpose of the scholarship is to enable employees and family members... |
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| SCHS garners 2009 federal appropriations |
| CLEVELAND, Ohio—March 13, 2009—We are pleased to announce that several ministries in the Sisters of Charity Health System will receive nearly $900,000 in federal appropriations as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act signed this week by... |
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| New Agreement for Jointly Owned Hospitals |
| Cleveland, Ohio – March 3, 2009 – The Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS) and University Hospitals (UH) have jointly announced a non-binding letter of intent to modify their existing 50/50 not-for-profit ownership structures of St. Vincent... |
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| Katherine Widness named director of grants/foundation relations |
Cleveland, Ohio (April 3, 2009) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Katherine Widness has been named director of grants and foundation relations for the Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS). In this new position, Widness will oversee... |
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| Sr. Judith Ann Karam's op-ed in The Plain Dealer |
The political will to reform health care Sunday, January 18, 2009 (The Plain Dealer) Sister Judith Ann Karam While... |
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| Mercy Homecare among nation's top |
Jan. 20, 2009: Canton, Ohio--For the second year in row, Mercy Medical Center Homecare has been named among the best-performing home health care agencies in the U.S., placing it in the nation's top 25... |
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| Mercy First Ohio Hospital to be Named Heart Failure Institute |
Jan. 8, 2009: Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center is the first hospital in Ohio and the second in the nation to be named an accredited Heart Failure Institute by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium.... |
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| Patrick J. McMahon named Senior Vice President/CFO |
December 26, 2008 Cleveland, Ohio – Patrick J. McMahon, CPA, was named the Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of the Sisters of Charity Health System. In his new position, McMahon will be part of the leadership team charting... |
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| Regina earns high marks on surveys |
December 26, 2008: Cleveland, Ohio - Regina Health Center (RHC) in Richfield, Ohio, has earned excellent marks in two recently released surveys of nursing home quality. Last week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued... |
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| SCHS accredited system center in clinical pastoral education |
December 24, 2008: Cleveland, Ohio – The Sisters of Charity Health System(SCHS) is in the process of being named an accredited system center by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), allowing it to expand its Clinical Pastoral... |
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| Center for Fathers & Families credited with making big difference |
December 5, 2008: Columbia, SC - The State newspaper credits Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina and Center for Fathers & Families as a leader in helping fathers become vital parts of their children's lives and in fighting poverty.... |
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| Mercy's Chris Watson joins the team later this month |
November 20, 2008: Canton, Ohio - Chris Watson, one of Mercy's certified athletic trainers and the head athletic trainer at Malone University, was recently appointed to the USA Track & Field (USTAF) medical staff for the upcoming International... |
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| Mercy innovation helps some regain natural ankle movement |
November 12, 2008: Canton, Ohio - Mercy Medical Center is the first hospital in a five-county area to offer total ankle replacement surgery, an innovative procedure that can help qualified patients with advanced ankle arthritis regain more natural... |
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| Wendy Hoke new Communications Officer |
November, 11, 2008: Cleveland, Ohio – Award-winning journalist Wendy A. Hoke has joined the Sisters of Charity Health System as Communications Officer, where she will implement strategic communications efforts for the Cleveland-based... |
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| Nursing Scholarship Winners Announced in Ohio & South Carolina |
THE SISTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS IN OHIO AND SOUTH CAROLINA
Cleveland, Ohio/ AUGUST, 2008 – Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, President and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System has... |
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| Artwork by Homeless Men on Display |
| Joseph’s Home Residents Display Paintings at Grumpy’s Café; Works on Sale at St. John West Shore Hospital’s Festival of the Arts CLEVELAND – July 2008 – An exhibition of paintings by homeless men in the Joseph’s... |
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| Donald Saxton joins Sisters of Charity Health System |
| August 2, 2008: Cleveland, Ohio – Donald Saxton has joined the financial/accounting team of the Sisters of Charity Health System as Director of Investments and Treasury. In this capacity he will oversee more than $500 million in current consolidated... |
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| LEONARD M. CALABRESE TO LEAD |
Cleveland, Ohio -- Apirl 9, 2008 Leonard M. Calabrese to lead as President of Caritas Connection and Executive Director of Ministering Together. The announcement was made by Mr. Bill Plato, Chair of the Caritas Connection Board of... |
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| Smart Business Article - Sacrificing Sacred Cows |
| How Judith Ann Karam rolled out a new brand identity at Sisters of Charity Health System. |
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| SR. ROSEMARIE CARFAGNA, OSU JOINS THE SISTERS |
CLEVELAND – Ohio/October 2007 — Sr. Rosemarie Carfagna, OSU joins the Sisters of Charity Health System as Senior Vice President, Mission and Ministry. The announcement was made by Sisters of Charity Health System President & CEO Sr.... |
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| FOUR NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED |
| Cleveland, Ohio - September 2007 – Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, President and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System, has announced the winners of the fourth annual Caritas Nursing Scholarships. The nursing students selected... |
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| HISTORIC ACTION TAKEN TO ENSURE CATHOLIC IDENTITY |
Vatican-Approved Change Introduces a New Generation of Sponsorship
CLEVELAND, OH, August 2007 – For the first time in their 156-year history, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine (CSA) now share sponsorship of their health and human... |
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| NEW NAME AND LOGO ADOPTED TO REINFORCE COMMITMENT TO HEALING |
| CLEVELAND – August 28, 2007 -- New corporate identity – A True Devotion to Healing – Illuminates Ongoing Mobilization of $1 Billion in Assets in Ohio & South Carolina to Carry Out Its Mission of Service. The Sisters of Charity of... |
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| MICHAEL WOOLEY, MSSA, LISW NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JOSEPH'S HOME |
| CLEVELAND, Ohio/February 10, 2006 - Michael Wooley, MSSA, LISW has joined Joseph's Home as Executive Director. He succeeds Sr. Joan Gallagher, CSA who, in coordination with the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, founded the facility in 2000. Sr. Joan... |
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| NEW BOARD OFFICERS NAMED |
| CLEVELAND, Ohio/January 20, 2006 - Terrence P. Kessler, a partner with the Canton, Ohio law firm of Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh, has been appointed by the Members as Chair of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System (CSA Health... |
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| PRESIDENT & CEO SR. JUDITH ANN KARAM, CSA EARNS TOP HONORS |
| CLEVELAND, Ohio/June 15, 2006 - Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, President and CEO of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System (CSA Health System) has received the 2006 Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA). This... |
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| HEALTHY LEARNERS RECEIVES NATIONAL CATHOLIC HEALTH AWARD |
| COLUMBIA, S.C./June 15, 2006 - Healthy Learners, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System, received the 2006 Achievement Citation, the Catholic Health Association of the United States' (CHA) highest program award for Catholic... |
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| 3RD ANNUAL SUMMER JUMP ROPE CAMP BEGINS |
| CLEVELAND, OHIO/June 23, 2006 - Eight- to 14-year-old children in Cleveland's Central neighborhood are invited to participate in the third annual Summer Jump Rope Camp starting Friday, June 30th at the Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gymnasium.... |
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SISTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM & UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS ANNOUNCE NEW AGREEMENT FOR JOINTLY OWNED HOSPITALS
Date: 03/03/2009 |
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Cleveland, Ohio – March 3, 2009 – The Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS) and University Hospitals (UH) have jointly announced a non-binding letter of intent to modify their existing 50/50 not-for-profit ownership structures of St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland and Mercy Medical Center in Canton. An equal 50/50 joint venture between SCHS and UH will remain at St. John West Shore Hospital with the addition of UH assuming operations through a new management agreement.
According to the letter of intent, the Sisters of Charity Health System will obtain complete (100 percent) ownership and governance of St. Vincent Charity Hospital and Mercy Medical Center. All three hospitals will retain their Catholic mission, identity and faith obligations as they serve the ongoing health care needs of their communities.
The Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals will make equal investments totaling $100 million for St. John West Shore Hospital. Both members also will jointly invest $30 million combined in St. Vincent Charity Hospital to create a fundraising foundation to support the hospital to better serve the community.
“This agreement will enable University Hospitals to better serve the entire St. John West Shore community,” said Thomas F. Zenty, CEO of University Hospitals. “The $100 million in new strategic investments is a clear commitment by both members to making St. John West Shore a destination hospital on the West Side. We will work closely with community leaders, physicians, clinicians, employees and volunteers to make this vision a reality.
“Meeting the community’s health care needs has been an unwavering commitment of University Hospitals since our founding in 1866,” continued Zenty. “In addition, we have a deep and abiding respect for the Sisters of Charity Health System, and believe this new agreement will better serve the health care needs of Northeast Ohio.”
“Under the Sisters of Charity Health System leadership, St. Vincent Charity will continue in Northeast Ohio its state-of-the-art care in orthopedics; the nationally renowned Joslin Diabetes Center; its leadership position in bariatric surgery; its one of only two in the state psychiatric emergency department; and its newly renovated full-service emergency department,” said Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, president & CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System.
“At the forefront of this decision was how we could best serve the health care needs of these three communities – Canton, Cleveland and Westlake,” said Karam. “We have a long history of providing quality health care in Greater Cleveland and have developed strong areas of specialized care at St. Vincent Charity and St. John West Shore. In Canton we have built an outstanding hospital with exceptional services and medical expertise. Our decisions on this new agreement were based on community needs and recognition that greater effectiveness in operations, critical to the success of the hospital ministries of the Sisters of Charity Health System since 1851, will be needed in today’s environment.”
The Sisters of Charity Health System will continue its 100-year commitment to the Greater Canton community through its return to sole stewardship of Mercy Medical Center. This hospital continues to combine the best of compassionate care with high-tech innovation. Currently, the hospital has plans for capital projects in excess of $100 million to continue its excellence in medical services. Mercy has long been a leader in emergency services and medicine, cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedics and rehabilitation, and has recently added innovative robotic laparoscopic surgical equipment to its full complement of modern heath care services.
“In addition to Mercy’s many contributions to the community through its outreach and service, we are proud of the many accomplishments of our sponsored ministries in Stark County, including the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, Early Childhood Resource Center and Mercy Medical Center,” Karam said. “The Sisters of Charity Health System continues to be committed to Stark County as evidenced by the $34.6 million we have invested through our Foundation ministry since its inception.
“Given the economic and market realities of today and evolving technology, the decision to implement this new agreement reflects how health care and the delivery system is changing,” Karam explained. “This new agreement will enable the Sisters of Charity Health System to more fully integrate our four wholly owned hospitals: two hospitals in Ohio and two hospitals in South Carolina, including Providence Hospital, South Carolina’s leading cardiovascular center. Also, we will be able to continue our long-standing involvement in the delivery of health care to the people in the western suburbs of Cleveland through our relationship with University Hospitals at St. John West Shore.
"We are pleased to continue Catholic health care to the Greater Cleveland and Canton communities, continuing our 158-year legacy of healing individuals, families and communities,” said Karam.
While this non-binding letter of intent has been approved by the boards of both health systems, approval of the transaction is subject to preparation of final legal documents, which will occur over the next several months.
About the Sisters of Charity Health System The Sisters of Charity Health System was established in 1982 as the parent corporation for the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in Ohio and South Carolina. In 1999, Sisters of Charity Health System formed two Ohio not-for-profit corporations with University Hospitals to equally own and operate St. John West Shore Hospital, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Mercy Medical Center, Cuyahoga Physician Network, and West Shore Primary Care. Through this equal ownership, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine continue their legacy of high quality, compassionate care that began at the time of the founding of these organizations. The Sisters of Charity Health System is the sole sponsor of Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals, a leading cardiovascular center in South Carolina, which includes Providence Hospital/Providence Heart Institute and Providence Hospital Northeast in Columbia, South Carolina. The organization also oversees three grant making foundations located in Cleveland and Canton, OH and Columbia, SC. Each foundation sponsors significant community initiatives and collaborations that address causes and consequences of poverty. Other health and human services and education-related organizations within the Sisters of Charity Health System include Cleveland’s Joseph’s Home, a unique residential care center for homeless men, Canton’s early Childhood Resource Center for people working in childcare in all settings; and Healthy Learners, a South Carolina health care resource for children from low-income families. The Sisters of Charity Health System also provides residential eldercare services at Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio and Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, Ohio. Light of Hearts Villa is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. For more information on the Sisters of Charity Health System or its individual health care and outreach ministries, visit sistersofcharityhealth.org.
About University HospitalsWith 150 locations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our Health System is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top hospitals in the nation; MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Ireland Cancer Center, which holds the nation's highest designation by the Nation Cancer Institute of Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information, go to www.uhhospitals.org |
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