Catholic healthcare news and information

SSM Health Care completed its acquisition of Dean Health System, a large multispecialty physician group and health plan in Wisconsin.
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Three Catholic hospital systems can't deny abortion providers admitting privileges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a legal filing.
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“The Bishops Must Kill the CHA.”That's what a writer for the National Catholic Register is calling for, a week after officials from the Catholic Health Association said they were now satisfied with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraception provision.
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The Catholic Health Association, one of the White House's most reliable allies regarding the reform law, has made peace with the contraception provision that distressed many of its members.
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Catholic Health Services in Rockville Centre, N.Y., has named Dr. Patrick O'Shaughnessy senior VP for medical affairs and chief medical officer.
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When Hoag Hospital announced it would no longer provide elective abortions, officials cited low demand. But records and interviews show it was tied to Hoag's partnership with a Catholic provider.
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Dr. Alan Guerci will be the new president and CEO of Catholic Health Services in Rockville Centre, N.Y., beginning July 1. He will take over for Richard Sullivan Jr., who has been volunteering as the health system's CEO since December 2012, while also continuing to act as chairman of its board of...
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Mercy Hospital & Medical Center has named a replacement for Sister Sheila Lyne, the Near South Side hospital's longtime CEO who is retiring.
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Sister Judith Ann Karam, the president and CEO at Sisters of Charity Health System, has announced her resignation, according to a news release. She has served as president and CEO since 1998.
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Yousuf Ahmad is set to become the market president and CEO of Mercy Health, the Cincinnati division of Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners, effective June 15.
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