September 2009
8 posts
“Even if we weren’t tax exempt we would do this because this is who we are.”
– Jim Spencer - Mission Leader at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City - re: community benefit
Sioux City Journal : Nonprofit hospitals: How charitable are they?
Virulent Swine Flu Could Trigger Rationing Of... →
This is the worst case scenario…
“The health of their own citizens belongs to the authorities, to the central...”
– Cardinal Martino applauds universal health care initiative « CNS Blog
“From the point of view of social justice, requiring that adequate access to...”
– (via) Bioethics Forum
Also, I just learned of the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs.
The Other Katrina Hospital Mystery - By Josh... →
This article is a sidebar to Sheri Fink’s NYT Magazine article on Hurricane Katrina last week.
It is a fine review of Long Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs) and how “hospitals within hospitals” came to be.
A Clinic in Crisis →
The proposed health care legislation emphasizes primary care and universal coverage, but will it help reverse the tide of health clinic closings in underserved areas like the north side of Milwaukee. (via nytimes.com)
“Pro-life principles are our hallmark, whether applied to beginning- or...”
– America Magazine - Deceptions and Distortions, Scott McConnaha