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Through collective and
individual ministries, working alone or in
collaboration with others, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine serve
in
a variety of ministries.
Parish
St. Bernard Parish - Akron, OH - Ministry to the Hispanic People
St. Mary Parish
- Elyria, OH - Parish Catechetical Leader
Various
Catholic Worker Community of Akron - Akron, OH Sr. Catherine Walsh, CSA
<scw@srsofcharity.org>
CSA and community members supported
the opening of a Catholic Worker House of Peace in 1997 to provide shelter
for
women and women with children in need. A second house, Casa Maria Jose,
was opened in the Spring 2000 for Spanish-speaking women and children. A
home for
men, Matthew 25 House, opened in the Fall of 2000.
Following the
Catholic Worker Movement philosophy, volunteers and residents
take full
responsibility for the houses with no formal leadership.
Centering
Space
- Lakewood, OH
Sr. Carol Kandiko, CSA
Centering Space provides a place for individuals and small groups to
gather in an environment conducive to prayerful listening. People who
hunger for an awareness of God’s everyday presence or who seek God’s
direction in a specific event or life choice as well as those who are
looking for the prayerful support of community; are all invited to
experience Centering Space. We welcome you to share this space,
expecting to learn from the diversity of backgrounds, interests, gifts
and desires that each will bring.
Interfaith
Wellness Ministry - Irvine, KY
Sr. Loretta Spotila, CSA, R.N., MSN - Director
Through an individual CSA
ministry, the congregations of several local
churches in this rural Appalachian
community are linked in an effort to
promote healthy lifestyles and the role of
faith in healthy living. Established
in 1997, the program offers educational and resource
information,
prevention tips, health-related support groups and one-to-one
health counseling.
Joseph's Home
- Cleveland, OH
Georgette Jackson, Executive Director
Ohio's first transitional facility for
recuperating homeless adults
opened
in May, 2000 following a $400,000 building renovation that was funded
with a $200,000 HUD Supportive Housing
Program grant and matching
funds from CSA St. Vincent Charity Ministries
Corporation. Private rooms
are available for nine homeless adults with temporary or chronic
illnesses
referred from social service agencies, shelters or healthcare facilities.
Residents
participate in activities of daily living while recuperating, as well
as in programs designed to foster
self-esteem, life skills and
ongoing recovery.
Center of Hope,
Ravenna, OH Sr. Denise Stiles
The Center of Hope provides nutritious hot meals and food pantry
assistance, Monday through Friday, that help families in all areas of
Portage County meet their basic needs for food and personal care items.
The center also provides holiday programs for families through
distribution of Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets. Toys are also
collected and provided for children at the center’s Christmas Shop.
Healthcare
Sisters of Charity Health System (SOC HS) -
Cleveland, OH
Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA - President & CEO
Incorporated in 1982 to serve as a parent corporation for CSA healthcare
facilities, SOC Health System is a partner in two joint ventures with
University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland and Canton, Ohio that
include four hospitals, a preferred provider organization, a physician
network and a medical equipment company. Two other hospitals are
located in Columbia, South Carolina. SOC Health System also
oversees four foundations and other ministries and works to develop
liaisons
with other Catholic service organizations.
Early Childhood Resource Center
- Canton, OH
Geri Ash Grove - Executive Director
Under its Quality Child Care Initiative, the
Sisters of Charity
Foundation of
Canton worked to develop the Early Childhood Resource Center
(ECRC)
for
the professional development and education of childcare providers.
Opened in
1999, the Center has begun to attract funding from other sources,
demonstrating
its viability as an important community service. ECRC
provides training,
mentoring programs and key information and education
in an effort to standardize
quality in the field of childcare.
Healthy Learners
-
Columbia, SC
Jo
Pauling-Jones - Executive Director
A
caring network of providers working to give direct healthcare to
school-age children from economically disadvantaged families across the
Midlands of South Carolina. Established in 1992 with five
participating
elementary schools, the program now covers 37 schools in four school
districts. More than 300 children each year are connected to
needed health
and dental care through on-site screenings performed by a school-based
nurse. Children diagnosed with chronic conditions and other
serious
concerns are referred to a network of health professionals who provide
services at no or reduced cost.
Mercy Medical Center
- Canton, OH
Thomas E. Cecconi - President and CEO
Mrs. Rosa Klorer purchased the former home of U.S. President William
McKinley to convert it into Stark County's first Catholic hospital.
Through
her generosity, the Sisters opened Mercy Hospital in 1908. The
gift of the
H.H. Timken residence and 30 acres of land from businessmen W. Robert
and
Henry H. Timken in 1950 led to the opening of Timken Mercy Hospital in
1952.
Significant expansions to Timken Mercy led to the 1970 consolidation of
services there and the closing of old Mercy Hospital. Today, Mercy
Medical
Center (476 registered beds) is widely known for a broad range of
quality
services, including a Regional Heart Center, Level II Trauma Center,
rehabilitation, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and oncology. Now
sponsored by the Canton partnership of CSA Health System and University
Hospitals Health System, it is still Stark
County's only Catholic hospital.
Ohio Health Choice
- Westlake, OH
Representing more than 500,000 members, Ohio Health Choice creates and
maintains statewide networks of more than 170 hospitals and 22,000
physicians, along with claims repricing and comprehensive medical
management
programs. Established in 1982, it is the oldest and one of the largest
preferred
provider organizations (PPO) in the State.
Professional Medical Equipment
Bruce
A. Cowart, General Manager
Providing medical and respiratory care equipment to nursing homes,
hospices
and patient homes since 1985.
Providence Hospital & Providence Heart Institute - Columbia,
SC
George Zara, CSA - President & CEO
At the request of Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston, the
Sisters
expanded
their ministry to open Providence Hospital in 1938.
Widely
respected for
maternity care, the hospital shifted focus in 1974 to
establish
Providence
Heart Institute, a nationally recognized referral center
for the
prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Noted for
excellence
in
ophthalmology and general surgery, Providence Hospital
(247 licensed
beds)
offers many additional quality health services including
family
medicine,
gastroenterology, neurodiagnostics, sleep sciences and
orthopedics.
LifeReach, one of the first hospital-based air ambulances in the
State,
flies critically ill and injured patients within the Carolinas and
Georgia.
Providence Hospital Northeast
- Columbia, SC
Columbia's second Catholic hospital opened in March 1999 in one
of the city's fastest growing neighborhoods. The 64-bed hospital
features all private rooms and an
adjoining medical office building. Services
include 24-hour
emergency care, general inpatient and outpatient surgery,
primary, intensive and skilled
nursing care and obstetrics. Physical
rehabilitation and community
education programs are also offered on site.
Regina Health Center -
Richfield, OH
Brian J. Flannery - Executive Director
Mt. Augustine, the CSA Motherhouse, was built in 1957 for the
formation
of
young sisters and care of the retired sisters.
Nestled on 375 acres of
rural land
and forests, Mt. Augustine was
the private home to the Sisters
of Charity for many years.
In 1971, the sisters opened their
doors to the Richfield
community and other
organizations and offered them the use of
meeting rooms where they could
hold their religious, cultural and
educational activities.
Responding to the needs of aging religious
from other orders
for extended
nursing care, CSA undertook a
$7.5 million renovation of the motherhouse.
Completed in 1993 it established
Regina Health Center a 155-bed facility that provides a full range
of
geriatric services including
assisted living, intermediate care and
skilled
nursing units to retired
members of 22 religious congregations,
diocesan
clergy and lay men
and women throughout northern Ohio.
St. John West Shore Hospital
- Westlake, OH
Cliff Coker -
CEO / President
Originally developed as a joint venture
between St. John Hospital (now closed) and the West Shore Osteopathic
Association, St. John West Shore Hospital (200 registered beds) opened
in 1981 in Cleveland's far west suburbs.
Featuring all private rooms, the hospital was one of the first
Ohio maternity programs to fully embrace the concept of labor,
delivery and recovery in the same room. Current services include
adult and pediatric emergency care, obstetrics/gynecology, renal
dialysis, skilled nursing, pediatrics, ophthalmology and
psychiatry. A new $9 million Cardiac and Critical Care
Pavilion opened in 2000. The 68-acre campus supports several
community-wide events each year and features a Family Medicine Center,
Child Development Center and a Fitness Center affiliated with the
YMCA. St. John West Shore is included in the Cleveland partnership of CSA Health System and University Hospitals
Health System.
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
-
Cleveland, Ohio
Jeffrey S. Jeney - President and CEO
Opened in 1865 at its present location near downtown Cleveland, St.
Vincent
Charity was the site of the first School of Nursing and the first
hospital-based treatment program for alcoholics, Rosary Hall. In
1956,
surgeons performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the
Midwest
here. Now allied with Saint Luke's Medical Center through the Cleveland
partnership of CSA Health System and University Hospitals Health System,
St.
Vincent Charity (480 registered beds) provides a variety of quality
services. The Heart Center continues to be recognized for
excellence and a
new $1.5 million cardiac catheterization suite and other cardiac unit
upgrades will be completed in 2000.
Additional services include
orthopedics,
medical and psychiatric emergency care, oncology, bariatric surgery, primary care and the region's only
Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery for patients who elect not to
receive blood transfusions. Rosary Hall offers a full continuum of drug and alcohol treatment.
Foundations
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
- Cleveland, Ohio
Susanna H. Krey - President
This
is one of the three Sisters of Charity Foundations formed in 1996 with
proceeds
made available from the formation of healthcare partnerships with
Columbia/HCA. The Cleveland organization sponsors an Affordable Housing
Initiative designed to facilitate solutions that will strengthen
families
and their neighborhoods through policy, community action,
pre-development
and capacity building. Grants are also made to emergency shelters,
transitional housing and affordable rental housing in acknowledgment of
the
need for a continuum of care approach. To date, more than $7 million has
been given in grants to support this effort.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
- Canton, Ohio
Victoria S. Conley - Executive Director
One of three Sisters of Charity Foundations formed in 1996 with
proceeds
made available from the formation of healthcare partnerships
with
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation (now HCA-The Healthcare
Company).
The Foundations share a common goal to develop effective,
self-sustaining
programs that will help to alleviate root causes of poverty.
Through its
Quality Child Care Initiative, the Canton Foundation has
made more than
$10
million in grants to date, focusing on improving
childcare in centers
and in
homes. The Foundation developed the
Early Childhood Resource
Center in 1999
to encourage the professional
development and education of childcare
providers.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Thomas C. Keith - Executive Director
One of three Sisters of Charity Foundations formed in 1996 with proceeds
made available from the formation of healthcare partnerships with
Columbia/HCA. The South Carolina Foundation emphasizes how father
absence
helps to sustain generational poverty through its Reducing Poverty
Through
Fatherhood Engagement Initiative. Grantees address different
audiences of
men, including minorities, fathers under age 25 and non-violent
offenders
released from area correctional facilities. To date, more than $14
million
has been given in grants by the South Carolina Foundation. In 1999, in
collaboration with the South Carolina State Museum, the Foundation
sponsored
a 50-photograph exhibit, "Faces of Poverty in South Carolina:
Images of
Faith, Hope and Love," which has traveled across the Carolinas and
other
states.
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