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CommonSpirit Health™ Launches as New Health System
Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health combine to bring compassionate, high-quality care to communities across 21 states
Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
The $29 billion system operates more than 700 care sites and 142 hospitals, as well as research programs, virtual care services, home health programs, and living communities. CommonSpirit Health also supports a range of community health programs to create healthier communities and address the root causes of poor health such as access to quality care and health equity, affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, and a healthy environment.
The new organization is built on the legacy of 17 congregations of women religious who founded health ministries to serve people most in need. Today, it is supported by approximately 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Catholic Health Initiatives CEO Kevin E. Lofton and Dignity Health President and CEO Lloyd H. Dean will both serve as CEOs in the Office of the CEO for the new health system.
Hospitals to post price list starting January 1
A federal law is mandating hospitals post their list of prices starting on January 1, 2019.
CHI ND Violence Prevention Program Honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The CHI ND Violence Prevention Program is honoring October 2018 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The statistics associated with domestic violence are astonishing. According to the Center for Disease Control approximately 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the US have been slapped, pushed, or shoved by an intimate partner in her/his lifetime; this doesn’t even begin to reflect those who experience verbal, psychological or sexual abuse.
CHI ND Violence Prevention Program Reaches Milestone
The CHI North Dakota Violence Prevention Program, an intimate partner violence prevention effort operating in eight CHI communities statewide recently concluded its third year of operations. Committed to creating and promoting a culture of non-violence as an essential element of healthy communities, the program has reached a pivotal Milestone.
Williston CHI St Alexius announces expansion, transformation of birthing center
The population in Williston is expected to increase 23 percent by 2022, and infrastructure and resources continue to adapt. The community has seen a surge in births since 2012, and to meet the demand, CHI St Alexius announced last week the expansion and transformation of its outpatient birthing center into an inpatient facility. Once open, the new birthing center will provide greater options to residents.
