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Successful Organ Donation Program

Columiba, SC-(January 18, 2010)-Providence Hospitals has been honored with the Medal of Honor for Organ Donation from the Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital is among 10 South Carolina hospitals and 428 nationwide to...

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Scott Hasselman Named Executive Director of ECRC

Canton-(January 15, 2010)-Scott Hasselman joins the Sisters of Charity Health System as the executive director of the Early Childhood Resource Center in Canton. Hasselman most recently served as a vice president for Pressley Ridge, Inc., a multi-state...

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SCHS and UH Finalize Restructuring of Joint Venture
CLEVELAND—(January  4, 2010)—The Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS) and University Hospitals (UH) announced the finalization of an agreement signed on December 31, 2009, to restructure the two joint ventures that originated in 1999....
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SCHS receives $1.6 million in appropriations
The Sisters of Charity Health System today announces that it is to receive $1,575,000 in federal appropriations funding for many of its ministries’ programmatic and equipment needs. The measures were included in the FY10 appropriations conference...
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New executive director named for Light of Hearts
Cleveland, Ohio (October 22, 2009)­­ – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Arlene C. Jaroscak, R.N, L.N.H.A., has been named Executive Director at Light of Hearts Villa, a supportive residential community for seniors.  A licensed nursing...
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St. Vincent in top 5 in Ohio for spine surgery

Cleveland, OH (October 13, 2009) – A study issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that St. Vincent Charity Hospital ranks among the top 5 in Ohio for spine surgery. St. Vincent Charity Hospital...

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Dr. Adnan Tahir named Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland, Ohio (September 18, 2009)­­ – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dr. Adnan H. Tahir has been named chief medical officer of the Sisters of Charity Health System in addition to his duties as chief medical officer at St. Vincent Charity...
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Gail Keegan named Development Manager for Joseph's Home

Cleveland, Ohio (September 21, 2009)­­ – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Gail Keegan joins the Sisters of Charity Health System as the Development Manager for Joseph’s Home. Keegan comes to the Sisters of Charity Health System from...

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Shannon Fogarty Jerse as Deputy General Counsel

Cleveland, Ohio (August 12, 2009)­­ – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Sisters of Charity Health System today announces the addition of Shannon Fogarty Jerse to its legal department. Jerse will serve as General Counsel to St. Vincent...

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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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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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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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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

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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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Health System appoints Nick Bagnolo to Vice President, Construction
Cleveland, Ohio (January 8, 2010)¬¬—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Nick Bagnolo, Mercy Medical Center’s administrative director of plant engineering and facilities, has been appointed vice president of construction management for the...
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Sisters of Charity Health System appoints Orlando L. Alvarez Jr. to head physician strategy and business development
Date: 05/28/2009
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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. Key to this strategy is the hiring of Orlando L. Alvarez Jr. in the new position of senior vice president of physician strategy and business development. Alvarez begins his position May 28.

“As we move through this transition in our organization, the Sisters of Charity Health System is focused on building a strong leadership base that will help us to lead our ministries into the future,” says Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, president and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System. “A critical component of that growth is the importance of physician collaboration and integration among our five hospitals. Orlando Alvarez is going to be a key player as we look at how we link with our physician community and forge a strategic direction for the future. We are excited to have him join our team.” “The Sisters of Charity Health System is committed to its physician relationships and is an organization with a vision of collaboration. I will help create a context for this collaboration working closely with physicians and system leadership to develop and execute strategies that will further the mission and vision of the ministry,” says Alvarez, who comes to Cleveland from Phoenix, where he was regional vice president, business development for Vanguard Health System. There he was the executive leader of business development for Abrazo Health Care, which included five acute care hospitals, five imaging centers, a Medicare and a Medicaid health plan and a multi-physician medical group. Alvarez sees his role as leveraging assets. “How do we as an organization take our assets, be they relational, financial or physical, and leverage them into one clear strategic direction? And how do we do that with key strategic partners—our physicians? My focus will be on building the infrastructure necessary to support these relationships and linkages.” With 18 years experience in health care, Alvarez had spent nine years as vice president of marketing and development for Mercy Health System in Coconut Grove, Fla. “The mission of the Sister’s of Charity organization is in alignment with my personal philosophy. It’s a good fit. When you do what you’re passionate about you can make a difference,” he says.  He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Society of Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. In 2007, he was a Fellow in the Hispanic Leadership Institute of Phoenix.  
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