Catholic Health Services

St. Elizabeth Gardens at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School in Pompano Beach is one of three homes for the aged operated by Catholic Health Services.

Catholic Health Services is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, and the largest post acute provider in the southeast United States.

It originated as Catholic Community Services, and as a result of the work Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, later became Catholic Health and Rehabilitation Services.[1][2][3]

The service operates 26 facilities in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. According to the 2007 Archdiocese of Miami Official Catholic Directory, the two Catholic hospitals, Mercy Hospital in Miami[4] and Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale,[5][6] served 1,278,516 people; three CHS health care centers served 7,896; three homes for the aged assisted 2,578 senior citizens; two residential care centers for children served 376; seven day-care centers served 1,885; two specialized homes assisted 383; twelve special centers for social services served 81,320; and eleven other institutions served 1,432 people in 2007.[2] Catholic Hospice Care is a partnership between the Archdiocese of Miami and Mercy Hospital. It provides end of life care to terminally ill patients and their families throughout Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.[7] Catholic Health Services also operates two Catholic cemeteries, Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Broward County and Our Lady of Mercy in Miami-Dade.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ National Labor Relations Board (2003). Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Government Printing Office. pp. 1348–49. ISBN 0160678293.
  2. 1 2 The Daily Florida Catholic Newspaper (April 10, 2008). "2007 Archdiocese of Miami Official Catholic Directory". The Florida Catholic Newspaper. pp. A4.
  3. ↑ Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  4. ↑ Mercy Hospital. "Mercy Hospital website". Mercy Hospital. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  5. ↑ Holy Cross Hospital. "Holy Cross Hospital website". Holy Cross Hospital. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  6. ↑ Holy Cross Hospital. "Holy Cross Hospital profile". Holy Cross Hospital. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  7. ↑ Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  8. ↑ Catholic Health Services. "Catholic Cemeteries". Catholic Health Services. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  9. ↑ Catholic Health Services. "Catholic Health Services link to each facility". Catholic Health Services. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
 
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