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July 10, 2025

Goodwill and Sisters of Charity Health System Explore New Opportunity Center in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood

Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio and the Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS) are exploring an exciting new collaboration aimed at further uplifting Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood. The centerpiece of this potential partnership is a proposed Goodwill Opportunity Center, to be located on the former grounds of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center at 2351 East 22nd Street. The proposed Center will serve as a dynamic resource—not only for Goodwill’s mission-based programs—but also for additional community agencies, creating greater access to vital social services for the residents of Central and the broader Cleveland community.

Sisters of Charity Health System, St. Vincent Charity Health and Healing Hub

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

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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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December 2, 2025

Annual #weGIVECATHOLIC online day of Catholic giving happening now

The annual online day of Catholic giving in Northeast Ohio - #weGIVECATHOLIC - is happening today, which is also Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving for nonprofits. Several ministries of the Sisters of Charity Health System are participating in #weGIVECATHOLIC, including Joseph & Mary's Home, Light of Hearts Villa, Regina Health Center and the St. Vincent Charity Health & Healing Hub.

Sisters of Charity Health System, Joseph & Mary's Home, Regina Health Center, Light of Hearts Villa, St. Vincent Charity Health and Healing Hub

December 1, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $1.1 million in grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded $1,108,000 in grants to 119 nonprofit organizations working to reduce poverty in the state. These grantee partners serve communities in all 46 South Carolina counties, meeting the immediate needs of individuals and families, breaking the cycle of poverty, and addressing systems-level change.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, Foundations

November 13, 2025

Joseph & Mary's Home Perseverance in Hope Luncheon raises more than $102,000

“We are in the right place. With the right program. With the right purpose. At the right time.” Keynote speaker Bobby Watts delivered those words to the more than 300 attendees at the annual Joseph & Mary's Home Perseverance in Hope 2025 Benefit Luncheon on October 30. This year’s luncheon raised more than $102,000 for Joseph & Mary’s Home, including $18,187 that will go directly toward the Sr. Joan Gallagher, CSA, Endowment Fund.

Joseph & Mary's Home, Outreach

October 31, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina launches new 2026–2028 Strategic Plan

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently launched its new 2026–2028 Strategic Plan. Through careful listening, reflection, research and discernment, the foundation team has been working diligently on this plan development for more than a year. This new plan calls the foundation to work in systems change, leaning into three focus areas: economic mobility, housing security and health care. In order to truly alleviate poverty across South Carolina, the foundation believes in challenging the systems that perpetuate cycles of poverty.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, Foundations

October 23, 2025

Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood gets new garden at Marion-Sterling Elementary School

Thanks to supportive community members, a brand-new garden for the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood is in the works at Marion-Sterling Elementary School on Central Avenue and East 30th Street. The garden – which was relocated from East 76th Street and Cedar Avenue – will be incorporated into classroom lessons, after-school activities and eventually, summer programming.

Promise Neighborhood, Outreach

October 16, 2025

Regina Health Center named one of America’s best nursing homes by Newsweek; #7 in Ohio

Regina Health Center has been named one of America’s best nursing homes by Newsweek. For the second year in a row, Newsweek ranked Regina Health Center among the top 10 nursing homes in Ohio on its prestigious America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 list. Regina Health Center ranked #7 on the list for facilities with 50-99 beds.

Regina Health Center, health care

October 7, 2025

Healthy Learners hosts annual adult spelling bee fundraiser

Healthy Learners Greenwood recently hosted its annual Adult Spelling Bee, in memory of George Nolan, with adults showing off their spelling skills. Teams of four battled it out, word by word, in a quest for orthographic glory - all to support children in Greenwood, South Carolina, with access to essential health care.

Healthy Learners, Outreach

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