Catholic Health Care

• The Rev. Joseph W. Kukura Dies of Cancer at 69 ; Supported Catholic Health Care

The Rev. Joseph W. Kukura, a former Bergen County parish priest who advocated on behalf of Catholic health care and advised New Jersey's Catholic hospitals on ethics issues, died of cancer Monday at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck. He was 69. Father Kukura was president of the Princeton-based Catholic Health Care Partnership of New Jersey and previously vice president for pastoral services of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, in St. Louis.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• March 05, 2010

• Catholic Rift May Boost Chances for Health Care Bill

An unusual public split between U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, nuns and hospitals over abortion in the health care overhaul could undermine the church hierarchy's influence on the debate and give anti-abortion Democrats the political cover they need to vote for the bill. The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which opposes the Senate bill up for a House vote this weekend, warned that some forces are trying to use the rift to push the legislation through Congress.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• March 20, 2010

• Prescription for disaster: hospital mergers and heavy-handed tactics are civing the Catholic hierarchy an increasingly problematic role in American health care.

The situation facing doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix in November of 2009 was something right out of a television medical drama. A 27-yea...

• Church & State
• Vol. 64 Nbr. 3, March 2011

• Catholic Health Care Leadership at Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's College has launched a new online graduate program in Catholic health care leadership. The program combines health care leadership with theological course work for administrators and department managers working in Catholic health care organizations.

• Portland Press Herald
• May 27, 2009

• State of California, Ex Rel. Bill Lockyer, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; Jack O'Connell, in His Official Capacity as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Alliance for Catholic Health Care, Appellant, v. United States of America; U.S. Department of Labor; Elaine Chao, in Her Official Capacity as the Secretary of Labor; Department of Health and Human Services; Tommy G. Thompson, in His Official Capacity as the Secretary of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Education; Margaret Spellings, in Her Official Capacity as the Secretary of Education, Defendants-Appellees, v. American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Christian Medical Association; Fellowship of Christian Physician Assistants, Third-Party-Defendants. State of California, Ex Rel. Bill Lockyer, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; Jack O'Connell, in His Official Capacity as the State Superintendent..., 450 F.3d 436 (9th Cir. 2006)

James F. Sweeney, Sweeney & Greene LLP, Sacramento, CA, for appellant Alliance of Catholic Health Care. Steven H. Aden, M. Casey Mattox, Center for L...

• Federal Circuits

• 'Supercenter' Continues Mercy's Mission ; Catholic Health's New Primary Care Clinic Brings Variety of Services to Old First Ward

If building a better primary care system is the path to improving health care, then the new Mercy Comprehensive Care Center looks like a step in the right direction. The facility at 397 Louisiana St. opened in February, but a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday attracted a throng of elected officials, medical professionals, members of the Sisters of Mercy religious order and representatives of the Catholic Health system.

• Buffalo News
• April 09, 2011

• Sacrament and solidarity: Catholic social thought and health care policy reform.

The challenges faced by Catholic religious institutions, which are deeply involved in both health care delivery and social policy, from a morally flawed health care system are discussed. Topics include the need to use 'sacramentality' and solidarity to strengthen the power of Catholic social thought in addressing moral questions linked to health care.

• Journal of Church and State
• Vol. 41 Nbr. 3, June 1999

• Hospital Acquisition to Preserve Catholic Health Care

A new group has been formed to honor and preserve the longstanding tradition of Catholic health care services at a Jeannette hospital. The committee has been created in anticipation of Excela Health's acquisition of Mercy Jeannette Hospital on May 1.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• April 26, 2008

• Kucinich Drops Opposition to Health Care Bill ; Catholic Nuns On Board, Hit Abortion Fears

President Obama and Democratic leaders won key endorsements for their health care overhaul plan Wednesday from an outspoken opponent and Catholic nuns who bucked other Catholic groups leery of the abortion language. In the first public flip of "no" vote, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich declared he'd set aside his distaste for the measure to help the Obama presidency and in the hopes it is a step toward a more progressive plan he prefers.

• The Washington Times
• March 18, 2010

• Catholic Health Care: Importance of Effective Corporate Structure: Archdiocese of Portland Bankruptcy Filing

The July 6, 2004, bankruptcy filing of the Archdiocese of Portland should serve as a clarion call for dioceses and diocesan ministries to revisit thei...

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