Catholic healthcare Archives

New hospital ship to begin serving Amazon region in Brazil

Jul 7, 2021

The newest addition to a fleet of hospital boats on the Amazon River is to be christened the Saint John XXIII, and will soon be serving patients in some of the most remote parts of Brazil.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Oregon bill aimed at Catholic health care; Ohio protects conscience rights

Jul 2, 2021

A bill designed to slow the advance of Catholic health care in Oregon passed the state Legislature at the eleventh hour.

By Ed Langlois

Former nursing home manager pleas to endangering 3 residents

Jun 3, 2021

A man who oversaw a suburban Philadelphia nursing home pleaded no contest Wednesday to endangering three residents who before dying suffered health complications because of inadequate staffing levels, prosecutors said.

By Mark Scolforo

Holy See receives permanent observer status at the WHO

Jun 1, 2021

The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to formalize the participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization as a nonmember state observer.

By Carol Glatz

Doctors and doulas help pregnant women manage COVID-19 concerns

May 8, 2021

Eight weeks before Samuel Aiden Pelletier was born by cesarean section April 29, 2020, he was oblivious to the fact that his mother was pregnant as a pandemic swept the globe.

By Ashleigh Kassock

‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director

Apr 26, 2021

Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of COVID-19 deaths — numbers many people believe were underreported.

By Anto Akkara

Biden administration appeals block on transgender health care mandate

Apr 23, 2021

The Biden administration has filed an appeal April 20 of a Jan. 19 federal court’s ruling to block an Affordable Care Act provision barring discrimination by health insurers and providers against transgender people.

By Catholic News Service

Catholic sculptor’s work to be part of COVID-19 memorial at Ohio hospital

Apr 18, 2021

In an announcement that marked the first anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercy Health — Youngstown and the Mercy Health Foundation — Mahoning Valley said a permanent memorial is planned to honor victims of the pandemic and those who cared for them.

By Catholic News Service