About the Laudato Si' Action Platform Launched in 2021, the Vatican-sponsored grassroots effort is mobilizing the global Catholic Church to take action rooted in...

Formation is and has always been the heartbeat of our ministry. That truth remains as we live in a world where in-person access becomes increasingly complicated. Our...

An Ethics Webinar Series Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with Georgetown University Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Loyola...

In our ongoing commitment to provide timely, relevant information about emerging issues for Catholic health care, the Catholic Health Association is offering a monthly...

This webinar will delve deeper into relevant findings and allow for a robust, clear-eyed conversation about implications for the future of mission leadership....

The end of the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency declaration will trigger the reevaluation of over 80 million Medicaid beneficiaries continued eligibility for...

During this first dialogue, members of the Continuing Care Subcommittee of the CHA Spiritual Care Advisory Council, along with CHA staff, will present and seek input...

In this CHA conversation, Michael J. O'Loughlin, an award-winning journalist and national correspondent for America Media will share his reporting on Catholic...

Does it count as community benefit? What are the guiding principles for reporting (and not reporting) community benefit programs? This webinar will review the basic...

This webinar will include the short film and then a panel discussion about the issues it highlights.

Published in 2015, Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si’ called on “all men and women of good will” to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and work...

The benefits of having a diverse board are clear — broader perspectives lead to deeper discussions, more comprehensive thinking and fewer missteps in implementing new...

Does it count as community benefit? What are the guiding principles for reporting (and not reporting) community benefit programs? This webinar will review the basic...

This 60-minute webinar will focus on the impact of the pandemic on identifying, assisting and overall efforts to eradicate human trafficking. Presenters from various...

In his recent message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Pope Francis laments the destruction of our common home and calls for "all of us to act...

During this webinar watch the 20-minute film, “Toxic, A Black Woman’s Story,” which shows a "day in the life" of a pregnant Black woman and the myriad stressors she...

Senior care across the country is experiencing major challenges as COVID-19 magnified systemic weaknesses in funding, staffing, pandemic preparedness, disconnections...

CHA is pleased to offer "Sponsorship: Sustaining the Ministry," a new webinar series to explore the theoretical and practical dimensions of these contemporary...

CHA members share how their organizations are working to meet the goals of our ministry's new collective initiative to confront racism, Confronting Racism to Achieve...

Revered by some cultures and pushed aside and forgotten by others, elders are more and more in our midst. This webinar series will open a conversation starting from...

When Navy veteran and stunt man/actor Hilton Kelley returned to his predominantly black hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, for a vacation after a long absence, he was...

Tax-exempt hospitals report their community benefit activities and other information related to their tax exemption on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990,...

We are called to build true health equity. In the face of COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccine distribution, and as a part of our ongoing work to end systemic...

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on most long-term care facilities. In the last eight months, most have had to adjust and improvise their policies and procedures to...

The arrival of promising COVID vaccines brings hope to millions of people who have longed for a safe and effective way to bring an end to the pandemic. As we move...

A CHA/Vizient Community Benefit Webinar ​ ​Decades of structural racism and disinvestment have resulted in places of concentrated poverty and significant health...

Delirium is an acute, fluctuating disturbance in awareness and cognition that can occur in older people. It can be reversible and often preventable. It is almost...

This webinar will feature Fr. Tom Nairn, OFM, Ph.D., Provincial Minister of the Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart, who as a Franciscan, ethicist and theologian,...

As we navigate ongoing disruptions and uncertainties of COVID-19 in business, health and society, critical questions arise around just wages for essential workers and...

The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the power and potential of the virtual world to bring us together. As we navigate the new landscape of health care and explore...

A complimentary webinar series co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association and Georgetown University in cooperation with the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics.

As we cannot give what we do not have, associate health, spirituality and security are critical to providing compassionate care. During COVID-19 and the "new normal"...

Does it count as community benefit? What are the guiding principles for reporting (and not reporting) community benefit programs? What are some reporting...

From the moment the first confirmed U.S. COVID-19 patient was admitted to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett near Seattle last January, Providence St. Joseph...

In light of severe financial challenges threatening hospitals and health care providers across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, CHA is presenting a special...

​Most Americans understand that climate change is real and are concerned about it. But most still see climate change as a threat not concerning them personally, in...

As the rate of COVID-19 escalates across the country and concerns multiply about the scarcity of resources to diagnose and treat the virus, important questions are...

On Wednesday, March 25 CHA hosted a special presentation and discussion about the coronavirus pandemic and the work of Catholic health care to respond. Our...

Tax-exempt hospitals report their community benefit activities and other information related to their tax exemption on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990,...

Physician-assisted suicide is now legal in 10 states and efforts are underway to legalize the practice across the country. State and national health professional...

As we approach the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si', join us for a discussion about Pope Francis' encyclical with Jesuit Father Rick Malloy. During this one-hour...

Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky, vice president of mission at KentuckyOne Health Jewish Hospital, will speak about the strategic partnership between the mission leader and...

Compliance with community benefit regulations is a key part of maintaining your organization's tax-exempt status. It is important for everyone in the organization that...

CHA is pleased to offer two pastoral care related webinars, on Aug. 13 and 27. CHA and the staff of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) will unpack...

This CHA webinar highlights how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health is working to eliminate health disparities and improve the...

In this CHA webinar, Jack Hoadley, research professor emeritus of the Health Policy Institute, McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, discussed...

Does it count as community benefit? What are the guiding principles for reporting (and not reporting) programs and activities as community benefit? Presenters Trina...

Join us for a spirited, online discussion with environmental expert, Gary Cohen, who is president and co-founder of Health Care Without Harm (HCWH). During this...

First do no harm — that's our mantra as a health care community striving to shepherd health and wellness in the communities we serve. The same passion and innovation...

This one-hour webinar highlights a CHA initiative to assist the Catholic health ministry in talent development and succession planning for mission, pastoral care and...

Traumatic experiences can affect the physiology as well as the behaviors and reactions of survivors. This session will explore the current understanding of trauma and...

Tax-exempt hospitals report their community benefit activities and other information related to their tax exemption on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990,...

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Force, fraud, or coercion are used to trap victims into commercial sex or forced labor. Victims are children,...

Accurate community benefit reporting requires a close working relationship between community benefit and finance staff. This webinar, based on a new resource developed...

Across the country, more than 40 million family caregivers are caring for an adult living with a chronic health condition. Whether grappling with a new dementia...

The health care sector is a heavy user of chemicals. While some are useful, many have negative effects on the health of people and the environment. As health care...

After several years of dialogue and consultation, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved a revision to Part Six of the Ethical and...

CHA has developed an online toolkit to support the lived experiences of mission leaders and grow their unique skill set as they lead the integration of Catholic...

Epidemics are not new to Catholic health care or to the Catholic Church. For centuries, members of religious congregations have provided care and treatment for...

The series is designed to help community benefit managers document the progress and impact of their programs while meeting Internal Revenue Service and/or funder...

With access to healthy food crucial to the health and well-being of our communities, many community benefit programs are working with partners to make fresh, healthy...

Does it count as community benefit? What are the guiding principles for reporting (and not reporting) community benefit programs? This webinar will review the basic...

Primary care is sometimes viewed as the neglected stepchild of medicine. This webinar will discuss ways in which a strong primary care base is necessary for an...

Why, as Catholics, do we care about climate change? Why, as health care providers, do we care about climate change? And if we care, what do we do about it? These...

The unintended consequences of unconscious bias can be seen and experienced across all industries. Due to the evidenced-based impact of unconscious bias on safety,...

Tax-exempt hospitals report their community benefit activities and other information related to their tax exemption on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990,...

A Dignity Health family medicine center in Sacramento has created a safe haven medicine residency clinic. It serves the dual purpose of providing medical care for...

Final regulations implementing the Affordable Care Act requirements for tax-exempt hospitals became effective the first day of a hospital’s 2016 tax year. The Internal...

This webinar makes the case that palliative care is a model for excellence in long-term health care. By creating a culture of palliative care and putting in place...

Population health is increasingly important in U.S. health care in light of the Affordable Care Act and widespread acceptance of the Triple Aim framework from the...

This webinar was broadcast on September 30, 2016. It addresses climate change as both a moral and health concern to Catholic health care providers. Our faith and...

Catholic health care emphasizes care for the whole patient: body, mind and soul, but do we extend this focus to those who are responsible for providing that care? What...

Almost daily one finds reports in the media touting new and exciting advances in genetic research and genomic medicine. Often implicit in these reports are multiple...

The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, often called the ERDs or the Directives, is the document that offers moral guidance, drawn from...

In this 14-minute presentation, get the basics on social determinants of health from Julie Trocchio, CHA senior director of community benefit and continuing care.

The heart of good leadership is a respect in action that assists leaders to take another look (re-spect from the Latin respectare to re-look) at their employees. An...

Tax-exempt hospitals report their community benefit activities and other information related to their tax exemption on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990,...

In 2015, Pope Francis called for a new dialogue on the future of our planet. The Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si', Care for our Common Home, has particular significance...

Compelled to continue Jesus' mission of love and healing today, U.S.-based Catholic health care organizations are reaching out to our brothers and sisters around the...

Mission integration continues to evolve into all aspects of health care delivery. While mission leaders were originally used in acute care settings, they now can be...

This webinar reviews the topic of the use of feeding tubes with particular attention to the care of individuals with dementing illnesses and strokes. The discussion...

This community benefit webinar describes how one hospital joined forces with the local school system to deliver primary care and population health services to 43,000...

This CHA resource shares 20 Recommendations for Practice that Catholic health care leaders should use to review current and to consider future short-term medical...

This CHA webinar, in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis, patron saint of the environment (October 4), highlighted Catholic health care’s mission imperative to...

Requests for treatment deemed medically inappropriate, often referred to as requests for "futile treatment," constitute one of the most intractable ethical challenges...

This webinar was broadcast on February 20, 2015. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department published final rules implementing the Affordable Care...

This webinar was broadcast on February 18, 2015. It underscored how climate change is a moral and public health concern that is of great concern to Catholic health...

This webinar was broadcast on January 29, 2015. The 2013 CHA Mission Leader Survey indicated most mission leaders see a need to grow in their competency of canon law...

What does a "model" spiritual care staffing matrix look like in today's Catholic health care organization? This question was posed to the Catholic Health Association...

As pressure continues for health care to deliver maximum value with minimal costs, environmental stewardship programs become part of the organization's operational...

Catholic health care has extended its holistic vision of the human person to associates and physicians by creating opportunities for spiritual renewal within the...

The shift to population health and new delivery models is generating a wave of partnerships among hospitals, physician networks, insurers and other health care...

To report or not report? That is the question that keeps coming to CHA staff related to community benefit planning and reporting! This one-hour webinar reviewed the...

Many employers have initiated or are considering health and wellness programs for their employees. These programs seek to improve employee health, decrease workplace...

Under the Affordable Care Act tax-exempt hospitals are required to conduct community health needs assessments and adopt implementation strategies that address needs...

In summer 2011, CHA and Ascension Health unveiled a new ethics resource and assessment tool to assist organizations in the Catholic health ministry in assessing the...

POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) continues to gain popularity across the country with more and more states passing legislation to give it legal...