At the 2011 Catholic Health Assembly, the Catholic Health Association premiered four videos detailing the important policy changes included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The Sisters of Charity Health System joined CHA in advocating for passage of health reform. 

The videos feature individuals, businesses and families who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act.

Maling Family

John Robinson

Vintage Vinyl

Dairy Farm

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The Sisters of Charity Health System’s founding president, Sr. Mary Patricia Barrett, CSA, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Health Association (CHA).

Presented last night at CHA’s 2011 Catholic Health Assembly in Atlanta, the award is conferred each year upon "an acknowledged leader of health ministry who has inspired and mentored numerous others. A recipient’s leadership extends past the Catholic health ministry to influence and impact the local community and beyond."

Sr. Mary Patricia was the first president of the Sisters of Charity Health System, a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization that oversees the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, a congregation of sisters who in 1851 began an enduring legacy of responsive ministry, creative stewardship and an ongoing quest for social justice.

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In an election held during the 2011 Catholic Health Assembly in Atlanta, June 5-7, Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, president and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System, was installed to the Catholic Health Association’s Board of Trustees.

This is Sr. Judith Ann’s first term, which will span three years.

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Back in May, a group of employees from the Sisters of Charity Health System made health reform personal by creating signs expressing why they can't wait for health reform. We submitted those to the Catholic Health Association as part of their "I Can't Wait" for health reform photo essay project. The video was shown at the Catholic Health Association Annual Assembly in June and lo and behold many of our photos made the final film. You can see the full CHA video here.

Here are few of our photos that made the film.

Angela D''Orazio, Administrative Assistant, Foundations and Marketing

Joe Purton, Director of Accounting

Milton Ruffin, Environmental Services, St. Vincent Charity Hospital

Robin Bachman, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, and our greatest champion of this cause!