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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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THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE TAKE HISTORIC ACTION TO ENSURE CATHOLIC IDENTITY OF ITS HOSPITALS AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO AND SOUTH CAROLINA
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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 service ministries with committed lay people. Vatican approval has been received for a new Public Juridic Person (PJP) of pontifical right – CSA Health System Ministries – to continue Catholic Church oversight of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System (now known as the Sisters of Charity Health System). This historic action shifts corporate decision-making authority from the exclusive scope of the religious congregation to the new PJP, whose members include Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and committed laity.
At present there are six Catholic health systems in the United States that have made this type of bold, long-term strategic decision to preserve Catholic identity of health care ministries and to celebrate the gifts of the laity. The Sisters of Charity Health System, with assets of $1.025 billion, oversees 20 diverse health and human service organizations in Ohio and South Carolina, including five acute care hospitals, three grantmaking foundations, two geriatric residential care centers, and several outreach ministries.
“The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine have been honored with the partnership of lay people who have been sincerely dedicated to our community and our Mission since its very beginning. Through this new sponsorship model, we embrace a role for laity that is more significant than ever before,” said Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, President and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System.
The process for restructuring the organization began in 2002 when the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
engaged an outside consultant to perform extensive research and interviews with other congregations, Catholic health systems and hospital administrators to objectively evaluate various sponsorship structures.
“The Sisters recognized early on the importance of having lay partners involved in preserving their mission and ministry,” said Terrence Kessler, Board Chair for the Sisters of Charity Health System.
“For our Congregation, there was a sense of gratitude and relief, but also great excitement, when the final letter came from the Vatican. What we do in the ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine is really the work of the church, not just the congregation. Going forward, we know we can continue God’s mission in partnership with the very faithful and dedicated lay, people who have always been a part of our history,” said Sister Miriam Erb, CSA congregational leader of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.
“We are confident that this step ensures that the mission of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and the Catholic identity of our ministries will live on long into the future,” continued Sister Miriam.
Under the previous structure, the CSA Congregational Leader and two other Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine held sponsorship responsibilities. Going forward with the new PJP, there will be a minimum of five Members, each appointed by the CSA Congregational Leader. The Members of this CSA Health System Ministries (the new PJP) are: Sisters Miriam Erb, CSA, Mary Ann Andrews, CSA and Cabrini Ferritto, CSA along with Albert DeGulis, recently retired Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Alliance Capital Management in Cleveland, and Terrence Kessler, a partner with the law firm Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh. Both men have served for several years on the Sisters of Charity Health System Board of Directors, which Mr. Kessler currently chairs. In addition, John Boudreaux, founder of The Boudreaux Group, an architectural firm in South Carolina, who also serves as president of the Board of Trustees for The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, is a member of the new PJP.
Across the United States, many orders of Catholic women religious are smaller than they were decades ago but are still very active in carrying out their mission and ministries. The same is true of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.
“As small as we are, we’re still alive and vibrant,” said Sister Miriam. “We are still very much an active part of our various ministries and, in fact, we started a new ministry in Lakewood, Ohio, just a few years ago. This new ministry, Centering Space, is a place for prayer, listening and spiritual direction open to both individuals and groups. Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine are also in service and have been instrumental in
the establishment of Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio; Joseph’s Home in Cleveland, Ohio; Catholic Worker House of Peace in Akron, Ohio; and the Interfaith Wellness Center in Irvine, Kentucky.
“Our goal is to establish the structure and processes, as well as develop the leaders, for the next generation, not much differently than a family-owned business might endeavor to develop a formal succession plan,” said Sister Judith Ann. “Above all, we are bound to be responsible stewards of the Ministry.”
About Sisters of Charity Health System
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, 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 Health System to equally own and operate St. John West Shore Hospital, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Mercy Medical Center, Cuyahoga Physician Network, West Shore Primary Care and Professional Medical Equipment. 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. In addition, this organization oversees three grantmaking foundations located in Cleveland, Canton and Columbia, SC, which foster significant community initiatives that address root causes of poverty; as well as several other health and human services and education-related organizations including Cleveland’s Joseph’s Home, a unique residential care center for homeless men; Canton’s Early Childhood Resource Center, which promotes quality child care; 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. |
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