Many hospitals in our network will continue the legacy of faith-based healthcare.
"Since a Catholic healthcare institution is a community of healing and compassion, the care offered is not limited to the treatment of a disease or bodily ailment but embraces the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of the human person."
– United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services
Note: Data reflects information from our most current annual report to the community.
The social responsibility of Catholic healthcare is guided by five essential principles:
To promote and defend human dignityEvery person has inherent worth. The right to life of every human being means the right as well to adequate healthcare and must be basic to every Catholic institution involved in medical service and science. |
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To care for the poorWe give particular attention to the health care needs of the poor, the uninsured, the underinsured, and those on the margins of society. We advocate and work towards a health care delivery system that provides adequate health care for the poor. |
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To contribute to the common goodCatholic healthcare services are meant for the entire community. These services should be instigators of social change that lead to a greater respect for fundamental human rights and for the economic, social, political, and spiritual health of the entire community. |
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To exercise responsible stewardshipCatholic healthcare ministry exercises responsible stewardship of available healthcare resources. A just healthcare system will be concerned both with promoting equity of care – to assure the right of each person to basic health care is respected – and with promoting the good health of all within the community. |
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Adherence to the moral teachings of the ChurchCatholic health care is guided by a moral tradition that affirms a sacredness and dignity of human life from conception until death. Catholic health care will not provide medical procedures that are contrary to this Catholic teaching. |