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February 17, 2025

Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Hires New Program Director

The Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood, which is a program of the Sisters of Charity Health System, has hired Catondra Noye as its new program director. The Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood works with multiple partners in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood to break the cycle of poverty and address social drivers of health by advancing family health, education, social capital, stability and economics. Noye brings 25 years of experience as a community-focused leader with organizations around the country.

Promise Neighborhood, Sisters of Charity Health System

June 20, 2024

St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center Transitioning Psychiatric Emergency Services to MetroHealth Effective July 1

Psychiatric emergency services will transition from St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center to The MetroHealth System effective July 1, 2024. This is the result of the determination by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County that psychiatric emergency services should be offered by a hospital with access to a full psychiatric emergency department. As St. Vincent Charity closes its psychiatric emergency services unit June 30, MetroHealth is preparing to open a new psychiatric emergency department on its Cleveland Heights campus later this fall.

St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center, Behavioral Health

June 17, 2024

Sisters of Charity Health System Announces Experienced Nonprofit Leader Michael Goar As Next President and CEO

After an extensive national search, the Sisters of Charity Health System has named Michael J. Goar as its new President and CEO, to lead the Cleveland-based Catholic nonprofit in its next era of service. Goar, an accomplished executive with over 25 years driving impact for mission-driven organizations, will assume the role on July 22, 2024, succeeding Jan Murphy, M.S.N., FACHE.

Sisters of Charity Health System, Janice Murphy, Sister Judith Ann Karam, Michael Goar

June 4, 2024

Dr. Ted Parran and Dr. Mykola Kolganov Named Co-Medical Directors at Rosary Hall Addiction Treatment Program

Northeast Ohio addiction medicine experts, Dr. Ted Parran and Dr. Mykola Kolganov, have been named co-medical directors of Rosary Hall, the historic alcohol and drug treatment center housed at St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center. Rosary Hall offers innovative treatments, personalized care plans, intensive outpatient rehabilitation and groundbreaking addiction treatment research.

St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center, rosary hall

February 16, 2024

Sisters of Charity Health System Announces Retirement of President and CEO, Launches National Search for its Next Leader

The Sisters of Charity Health System announced that president and CEO Janice G. Murphy, MSN, FACHE, has decided to retire in 2024 after six years of dedicated service. She will step down once her successor has been appointed. Murphy first joined the Health System in 2018 as senior vice president of mission and ministry. In 2019, she became president & CEO of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, leading it through the COVID-19 pandemic. She then took on her current role overseeing the entire Health System in 2021.

Sisters of Charity Health System, Janice Murphy, Sister Judith Ann Karam

May 23, 2023

Environmental Health Watch and Partners Receive BUILD Health Challenge Award to Support Food Justice in Central and Kinsman Neighborhoods of Cleveland

The city of Cleveland has been selected as one of 13 communities across the United States to receive awards from The BUILD Health Challenge for its 2023-2026 term.

Food Justice

November 15, 2022

Sisters of Charity Health System Names Dr. Charles Garven Chief Medical Officer as New Era Begins at St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center

The Sisters of Charity Health System has named Charles Garven, M.D. as its new chief medical officer to provide clinical leadership for its ministries, including Regina Health Center, Light of Hearts Villa, St. Vincent Charity Health Campus and the newly named St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center on E. 22nd…

Dr. Charles Garven

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St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and University Hospitals get close to $3 million in federal money to fight addiction

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and University Hospitals a $2.89 million grant to improve access to addiction care in Northeast Ohio.

The Plain Dealer / cleveland.com

Telehealth rises to meet health care need in pandemic

As we continue through the pandemic, regular checkups and health care visits are more important than ever. But when every trip out of the house poses the risk of infection, many individuals fear visiting the doctor.

Cleveland Jewish News

COVID-19 pandemic shows skeptics telehealth technology's benefits and opportunities

The payment models and regulations that have for years stymied the health care industry's efforts to grow virtual-care options have been rapidly adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing a wave of patients to access their providers through telehealth.

Crain's Cleveland Business

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June 16, 2025

Joseph & Mary's Home newsletter highlights 2024 outcomes, resident stories and more

The recent issue of The Journey, the biannual newsletter of Joseph & Mary’s Home, features a cover article about Dennis, a Marine veteran who came to Joseph & Mary’s Home after facing both cancer and housing loss. The newsletter also features the 2024 Outcomes Report, an update on the Joseph’s Home Relocation Project construction, donor and staff spotlights, news updates, and more.

Joseph & Mary's Home, Outreach

June 13, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton awards grants totaling $1,520,003

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton Board of Directors has announced $1,520,003 in grants for the first and second quarters of 2025. Grants were awarded in three strategic areas: Responsive Efforts with a commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs; Strategic Collaborations with work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services; and, Foundation-Led Initiatives, which are efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, Foundations

June 5, 2025

ideastream public media highlights Women Religious Archives Collaborative Heritage Center in Cleveland

The new $22 million Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC) Heritage Center in Cleveland is scheduled to break ground later in June near the St. Vincent Charity Health and Healing Hub. The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine is one of the founding member congregations. Housing the archives of more than 75 congregations of women religious in a state-of-the art facility, WRAC will make them accessible for research in person and online. It will also present public exhibits and events, and interactive digital programs, that honor the unique contributions of women religious to their communities and the country.

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

May 19, 2025

Sr. Marian Durkin, CSA, joins Ideastream Public Media to discuss the selection of Pope Leo XIV

Sister Marian Durkin from the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine recently joined a panel of fellow Northeast Ohio Catholics on the "Sound of Ideas" show on Ideastream Public Media to talk about the selection of Pope Leo as the new pope. They discussed how the choice is impacting the church and what it means to have a pope from the Midwest leading the global church.

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

May 14, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina distributes $1.2 Million in grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded grants to 93 nonprofit organizations working to reduce poverty in the state. Totaling $1,287,000, the grants support organizations that serve all 46 South Carolina counties. The funded nonprofits address a wide variety of issue areas, including affordable housing, healthcare access, food insecurity, legal representation, education and economic mobility.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, Foundations

May 8, 2025

Welcome Pope Leo XIV

The Sisters of Charity Health System joins Catholics around the globe in celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff in history. We offer our support and prayers to Pope Leo XIV as he embarks on his ministry as the new leader of the world's Catholics. We will look to the Holy Father to help guide our work in caring for those we have been called to serve.

Sisters of Charity Health System

April 29, 2025

A Father's Place receives $95,000 grant to prepare young men for fatherhood and life

A Father’s Place (AFP), which is a program of the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, received a $95,000 grant in March from Power:Ed, the philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation. The grant supports AFP’s Reality Check Program, which actively engages both current and yet-to-be fathers in a conversation about making smart choices for their future.

South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, Outreach

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