Mes: febrero 2021

WASHINGTON, 4 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — La Asociación Católica de Salud (Catholic Health Association, CHA) de los Estados Unidos lanzó hoy una iniciativa impulsada por la membresía para afrontar el racismo mediante el logro de la equidad en la salud.

Veintitrés de los sistemas de atención médica católicos más grandes del país ya se han comprometido para confrontar el racismo sistémico priorizando la equidad en respuesta a la COVID-19; promulgar cambios en sus propios sistemas de atención médica al examinar y cambiar la contratación, prácticas de promoción y retención para garantizar la diversidad y la inclusión; formar asociaciones más sólidas con las comunidades de color para mejorar los resultados de salud; y aprovechar su voz unida y poderosa para defender los cambios en las políticas que abordan las causas raíz del racismo y la injusticia social.

«El mayor impacto de la COVID-19 en las comunidades de color y los asesinatos policiales como el de George Floyd, entre otros, demuestran la necesidad urgente de abordar el impacto devastador que el racismo tiene en la salud y el bienestar de las personas y las comunidades», dijo la hermana Mary Haddad, RSM, presidente y directora ejecutiva de CHA. «Nosotros, en el ministerio de salud católico, respondiendo al mandato de Evangelio para la justicia, estamos llamados a renovar nuestro compromiso de eliminar las desigualdades raciales en nuestras comunidades y a reconocer y confrontar nuestras propias deficiencias para que podamos convertirnos en agentes de sanación y cambio positivo».

En conjunto, las organizaciones de salud católicas (consulte la lista a continuación) que han firmado el compromiso de Confrontar el racismo mediante el logro de la equidad en la salud de la Asociación Católica de Salud (CHA) de los Estados Unidos emplean a casi medio millón de personas en 46 estados y el Distrito de Columbia, además de atender a casi cuatro millones de pacientes por año.

Reconociendo que el racismo es una ofensa para los valores centrales de la enseñanza social católica, el consejo directivo de la CHA desarrolló el compromiso y pidió a los miembros de la CHA que se unieran en solidaridad para promover el bien común y buscar justicia con una activa actitud antirracista y siendo responsables en la realización de cambios positivos en las comunidades a las que servimos.

Cuatro áreas de interés

• Ley para la equidad en tiempos de COVID-19: Los miembros se comprometen a garantizar que las pruebas para detectar la COVID-19 estén disponibles y sean accesibles en las comunidades minoritarias, y que los nuevos tratamientos se distribuyan y utilicen de manera equitativa a medida que estén disponibles. Los miembros también trabajarán para priorizar las vacunas para aquellas personas y familias con mayor riesgo: poblaciones de ancianos y comunidades de color, incluidas las comunidades indígenas estadounidenses. Por ejemplo, CommonSpirit Health se asocia con Morehouse School of Medicine para abordar las causas subyacentes de las desigualdades en la salud, incluida la necesidad de desarrollar y capacitar a proveedores más competentes culturalmente. La iniciativa a 10 años de $100 millones permitirá que Morehouse School of Medicine amplíe las oportunidades para los médicos negros y otros médicos menos representados y ayudará a mejorar las pruebas, la entrega de atención y la asignación de vacunas dirigidas a las poblaciones más vulnerables para reducir el impacto de la COVID-19 en las comunidades raciales y étnicas.

«Creemos que todos tienen derecho a estar sanos», dijo Lloyd H. Dean, presidente y director ejecutivo de CommonSpirit Health. «La equidad en la salud se ve afectada por factores dentro y fuera de nuestras instalaciones, desde el acceso a la vivienda, los alimentos y el transporte hasta médicos clínicos culturalmente competentes que tienen experiencia de vida común. Es hora de que nos reunamos para resolver estos problemas de manera proactiva y holística».

• Promulgar cambios en nuestros propios sistemas de salud: Los miembros están examinando cómo sus organizaciones reclutan, contratan, promueven y retienen a los empleados; cómo realizan operaciones comerciales, incluida la diversidad visible y la inclusión en los niveles de decisión, liderazgo y gobernanza; y cómo incentivan y hacen responsables a nuestros líderes. Algunos ejemplos incluyen la creación por parte de Hospital Sisters Health System de un consejo de diversidad y la formación de CHRISTUS Health de un programa de becas para ejecutivos de minorías.

«Los proveedores de atención médica católicos han sido durante mucho tiempo un faro de esperanza para nuestras comunidades», dijo Ernie Sadau, presidente y director ejecutivo de CHRISTUS Health. «Nuevamente, se nos llama a liderar con el ejemplo, para asumir un papel activo en la equidad de la salud dentro de los muros de nuestros ministerios de atención médica. Comprendemos que la equidad no es solo algo que hacemos ‘allá afuera’. Comienza ‘aquí dentro’. Es por eso que, en CHRISTUS, la equidad en la salud ha sido uno de los enfoques clave de nuestra organización desde nuestra fundación y una parte fundamental de nuestro plan estratégico durante muchos años, mientras trabajamos con nuestras comunidades para liderar el camino en la justicia racial. Es por eso que estamos participando en el compromiso de la equidad en la salud de CHA, y me enorgullece ser parte de un ministerio de salud que está trabajando tan arduamente para lograr la equidad en la salud y enfrentar la injusticia racial».

• Promover mejores resultados de salud para las comunidades y poblaciones minoritarias: Los miembros acuerdan promover y mejorar la prestación de atención culturalmente competente y se oponen a las políticas que exacerban o perpetúan las desigualdades económicas y sociales, incluidos los problemas como la educación, la vivienda y la reforma de la justicia penal. Por ejemplo, Trinity New England está mejorando los centros locales de educación y atención temprana a través de programas de nutrición y actividad física, y está presionando para lograr políticas para mejorar la nutrición escolar, de infraestructura completa en las calles y de prevención del consumo de tabaco.

«Como ministerio de salud católico con una misión arraigada en el amor, el respeto, la justicia y la compasión, estamos llamados a actuar y hablar de una manera que refleje nuestra reverencia por la dignidad y la diversidad de la vida», dijo Joseph R. Impicciche, JD, MHA, presidente y director ejecutivo de Ascension. «Este llamado sagrado y esta responsabilidad también exigen que defendamos a los marginados y condenemos toda forma de racismo, discriminación e injusticia a medida que trabajamos juntos para garantizar que todas las personas sean tratadas de manera justa y respetuosa, con un acceso igualitario a oportunidades y recursos».

• Fortalecer la confianza con las comunidades minoritarias: Los miembros continuarán fomentando, fortaleciendo y manteniendo relaciones auténticas basadas en objetivos acordados mutuamente para comprender mejor las necesidades únicas de sus comunidades. Algunos ejemplos incluyen la creación por parte de Ascension de un departamento de emergencias dedicado a atender a pacientes de obstetricia de mayor riesgo en Milwaukee y el trabajo de múltiples sistemas con Catholic Charities USA en su Iniciativa de Vivienda Saludable (Healthy Housing Initiative, HHI), que apunta a apoyar y reducir la población permanentemente sin hogar.

Los líderes católicos de la atención médica que han firmado el compromiso reconocen que colectivamente están en una posición única para lograr cambios atrasados en las políticas y prácticas que han permitido que el racismo sistémico y las disparidades de salud continúen en los Estados Unidos. Para responsabilizarse a sí mismo y a sus miembros, CHA tiene la intención de proporcionar actualizaciones sobre el progreso del compromiso anualmente y se centrará en la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión durante su reunión anual del 13 y 14 de junio de 2021.

La hermana Haddad, el Sr. Dean y el Sr. Sadau se unieron al Dr. Duperval-Brownlee, vicepresidente sénior y director de impacto en la comunidad de Ascension, para anunciar el compromiso de compromiso durante una sesión informativa de los medios el 4 de febrero de 2021, que se puede ver aquí. Para obtener más información sobre esta iniciativa, visite https://www.chausa.org/cha-we-are-called/

Las 23 organizaciones católicas de atención médica que han firmado el compromiso son:

• Ascension
• Avera Health
• Benedictine Health System
• Bon Secours Mercy Health
• CHRISTUS Health
• CommonSpirit Health
• Covenant Health
• Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.
• Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries, Inc.
• Holy Redeemer Health System
• Hospital Sisters Health System
• Mercy
• Mercy Health Services, Inc.
• MercyOne
• Peace Care St. Ann’s
• PeaceHealth
• Providence St. Joseph Health
• SCL Health
• Sisters of Charity Health System
• SMP Health System
• SSM Health
• Trinity Health

Contacto: Brian Reardon
breardon@chausa.org

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FUENTE Catholic Health Association

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) today launched a membership-driven initiative to confront racism by achieving health equity.

Twenty-three of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems have already pledged their commitment to confronting systemic racism by prioritizing equity in response to COVID-19; enacting change across their own health care systems by examining and changing hiring, promotion and retention practices to ensure diversity and inclusion; forming stronger partnerships with communities of color to improve health outcomes; and leveraging their united and powerful voice to advocate for policy changes that address the root causes of racism and social injustice.

«COVID-19’s greater impact on communities of color and the police killings of George Floyd and others demonstrate the urgent need to address the devastating impact racism has on the health and well-being of individuals and communities,» said Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, CHA president and CEO. «We in the Catholic health ministry, responding to the Gospel mandate for justice, are called to renew our commitment to eliminate the racial inequities in our communities and to acknowledge and confront our own shortcomings so that we can become agents of healing and positive change.»

Collectively, the Catholic health organizations who have signed the Catholic Health Association of the United States’ (CHA) Confronting Racism by Achieving Health Equity pledge employ nearly a half million people across 46 states and the District of Columbia and care for almost four million patients annually (see list below).   

Recognizing that racism is an affront to the core values of Catholic social teaching, the CHA board of trustees developed the pledge and asked CHA members to join in solidarity to promote the common good and seek justice by being actively anti-racist and accountable in effecting positive change in the communities we serve. 

Four focus areas

• Act for COVID-19 equity: Members commit to ensuring that testing for COVID-19 is available and accessible in minority communities and that new treatments are distributed and used equitably as they become available. Members will also work for prioritization of vaccinations for those individuals and families at higher risk — especially elder populations and communities of color, including indigenous communities. For example, CommonSpirit Health is partnering with the Morehouse School of Medicine to develop and train more culturally competent providers. The 10-year, $100 million initiative will enable the Morehouse School of Medicine to expand opportunities for Black and other underrepresented physicians and will help improve COVID-19 testing, care delivery, and vaccine allocation directed toward the most vulnerable populations.

«We believe that everyone has the right to be healthy,» said Lloyd H. Dean, president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health. «Health equity is impacted by factors inside and outside of our facilities – from access to housing, food and transportation to culturally competent clinicians who have common lived experience. It’s time for us to come together to solve these problems proactively and holistically.»

• Enact change across our own health systems: Members are examining how their organizations recruit, hire, promote and retain employees; how they conduct business operations, including visible diversity and inclusivity at the decision, leadership and governance levels; and how they incentivize and hold our leaders accountable. Examples include Hospital Sisters Health System’s creation of a diversity council and CHRISTUS Health’s formation of a minority executive fellowship program.

«Catholic health care providers have long been a beacon of hope for our communities,» said Ernie Sadau, president and CEO of CHRISTUS Health. «Yet again, we are called to lead by example, to take an active role in health equity within the walls of our health care ministries. We understand that equity is not just something we do ‘out there.’ It starts ‘in here.’ That’s why, at CHRISTUS, health equity has been one of the key focuses of our organization since our founding and a vital part of our strategic plan for many years, as we work with our communities to lead the way on racial justice. This is why we are participating in CHA’s Health Equity pledge, and I’m proud to be part of a health ministry that is working so hard to achieve health equity and confront racial injustice.»

• Advocate for improved health outcomes for minority communities and populations: Members agree to promote and improve the delivery of culturally competent care and oppose policies that exacerbate or perpetuate economic and social inequities, including such issues as education, housing and criminal justice reform. For example, Trinity New England is enhancing local early education and care sites through nutrition and physical activity programs, and pushing for policies for improved school nutrition, complete streets infrastructure, and tobacco use prevention.

«As a Catholic health ministry with a mission rooted in love, respect, justice and compassion, we are called to act and speak in a manner reflecting our reverence for the dignity and diversity of life,» said Joseph R. Impicciche, JD, MHA, president and CEO of Ascension. «This sacred calling and responsibility also demand that we advocate for the marginalized and condemn all forms of racism, discrimination and injustice as we work together to ensure all individuals are treated justly and respectfully, with equal access to opportunities and resources.»

• Strengthen trust with minority communities: Members will continue to foster, strengthen and sustain authentic relationships based on mutually agreed goals to better understand the unique needs of their communities. Examples include Ascension’s creation of a dedicated emergency department to serve higher risk obstetrics patients in Milwaukee and multiple systems’ work with Catholic Charities USA on its Healthy Housing Initiative (HHI), which aims to support and reduce the chronically homeless population.

Catholic health care leaders who have signed the pledge recognize that collectively they are in a unique position to bring about overdue change to policies and practices that have allowed systemic racism and health disparities to continue in the United States. To hold itself and its members accountable, CHA intends to provide updates on the commitment progress annually and will focus on diversity, equity and inclusion during its annual member meeting, taking place June 13-14, 2021.

Sr. Haddad, Mr. Dean, and Mr. Sadau joined Dr. Duperval-Brownlee, senior vice president and chief community impact officer at Ascension, in announcing the pledge commitment during a Feb. 4, 2021 media briefing, which can be viewed here. To learn more about this initiative visit https://www.chausa.org/cha-we-are-called/.

The 23 Catholic health care organizations that have signed the pledge are:

Ascension
Avera Health
Benedictine
Bon Secours Mercy Health
CHRISTUS Health
CommonSpirit Health
Covenant Health
Elizabeth Seton Children’s
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries, Inc.
Holy Redeemer Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System
Mercy
Mercy Health Services, Inc.
MercyOne
Peace Care St. Ann’s
PeaceHealth
Providence St. Joseph Health
SCL Health
Sisters of Charity Health System
SMP Health System
SSM Health
Trinity Health

The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry, representing the largest nonprofit provider of health care services in the nation.

• 1 in 7 patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital each day.
• Catholic health care, which includes more than 2,200 hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, systems, sponsors, and related organizations, serves the full continuum of health care across our nation.

Contact:  Brian Reardon
breardon@chausa.org 

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) today launched a membership-driven initiative to confront racism by achieving health equity.  

Twenty-three of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems have already pledged their commitment to confronting systemic racism by prioritizing equity in response to COVID-19; enacting change across their own health care systems by examining and changing hiring, promotion and retention practices to ensure diversity and inclusion; forming stronger partnerships with communities of color to improve health outcomes; and leveraging their united and powerful voice to advocate for policy changes that address the root causes of racism and social injustice.

«COVID-19’s greater impact on communities of color and the police killings of George Floyd and others demonstrate the urgent need to address the devastating impact racism has on the health and well-being of individuals and communities,» said Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, CHA president and CEO. «We in the Catholic health ministry, responding to the Gospel mandate for justice, are called to renew our commitment to eliminate the racial inequities in our communities and to acknowledge and confront our own shortcomings so that we can become agents of healing and positive change.»

Collectively, the Catholic health organizations who have signed the Catholic Health Association of the United States’ (CHA) Confronting Racism by Achieving Health Equity pledge employ nearly a half million people across 46 states and the District of Columbia and care for almost four million patients annually (see list below).   

Recognizing that racism is an affront to the core values of Catholic social teaching, the CHA board of trustees developed the pledge and asked CHA members to join in solidarity to promote the common good and seek justice by being actively anti-racist and accountable in effecting positive change in the communities we serve. 

Four focus areas

• Act for COVID-19 equity: Members commit to ensuring that testing for COVID-19 is available and accessible in minority communities and that new treatments are distributed and used equitably as they become available. Members will also work for prioritization of vaccinations for those individuals and families at higher risk — especially elder populations and communities of color, including indigenous communities. For example, CommonSpirit Health is partnering with the Morehouse School of Medicine to develop and train more culturally competent providers. The 10-year, $100 million initiative will enable the Morehouse School of Medicine to expand opportunities for Black and other underrepresented physicians and will help improve COVID-19 testing, care delivery, and vaccine allocation directed toward the most vulnerable populations.

«We believe that everyone has the right to be healthy,» said Lloyd H. Dean, president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health. «Health equity is impacted by factors inside and outside of our facilities – from access to housing, food and transportation to culturally competent clinicians who have common lived experience. It’s time for us to come together to solve these problems proactively and holistically.»

• Enact change across our own health systems: Members are examining how their organizations recruit, hire, promote and retain employees; how they conduct business operations, including visible diversity and inclusivity at the decision, leadership and governance levels; and how they incentivize and hold our leaders accountable. Examples include Hospital Sisters Health System’s creation of a diversity council and CHRISTUS Health’s formation of a minority executive fellowship program.

«Catholic health care providers have long been a beacon of hope for our communities,» said Ernie Sadau, president and CEO of CHRISTUS Health. «Yet again, we are called to lead by example, to take an active role in health equity within the walls of our health care ministries. We understand that equity is not just something we do ‘out there.’ It starts ‘in here.’ That’s why, at CHRISTUS, health equity has been one of the key focuses of our organization since our founding and a vital part of our strategic plan for many years, as we work with our communities to lead the way on racial justice. This is why we are participating in CHA’s Health Equity pledge, and I’m proud to be part of a health ministry that is working so hard to achieve health equity and confront racial injustice.»

• Advocate for improved health outcomes for minority communities and populations: Members agree to promote and improve the delivery of culturally competent care and oppose policies that exacerbate or perpetuate economic and social inequities, including such issues as education, housing and criminal justice reform. For example, Trinity New England is enhancing local early education and care sites through nutrition and physical activity programs, and pushing for policies for improved school nutrition, complete streets infrastructure, and tobacco use prevention.

«As a Catholic health ministry with a mission rooted in love, respect, justice and compassion, we are called to act and speak in a manner reflecting our reverence for the dignity and diversity of life,» said Joseph R. Impicciche, JD, MHA, president and CEO of Ascension. «This sacred calling and responsibility also demand that we advocate for the marginalized and condemn all forms of racism, discrimination and injustice as we work together to ensure all individuals are treated justly and respectfully, with equal access to opportunities and resources.»

• Strengthen trust with minority communities: Members will continue to foster, strengthen and sustain authentic relationships based on mutually agreed goals to better understand the unique needs of their communities. Examples include Ascension’s creation of a dedicated emergency department to serve higher risk obstetrics patients in Milwaukee and multiple systems’ work with Catholic Charities USA on its Healthy Housing Initiative (HHI), which aims to support and reduce the chronically homeless population.

Catholic health care leaders who have signed the pledge recognize that collectively they are in a unique position to bring about overdue change to policies and practices that have allowed systemic racism and health disparities to continue in the United States. To hold itself and its members accountable, CHA intends to provide updates on the commitment progress annually and will focus on diversity, equity and inclusion during its annual member meeting, taking place June 13-14, 2021.

Sr. Haddad, Mr. Dean, and Mr. Sadau joined Dr. Duperval-Brownlee, senior vice president and chief community impact officer at Ascension, in announcing the pledge commitment during a Feb. 4, 2021 media briefing, which can be viewed here. To learn more about this initiative visit https://www.chausa.org/cha-we-are-called/.

The 23 Catholic health care organizations that have signed the pledge are:

Ascension
Avera Health
Benedictine
Bon Secours Mercy Health
CHRISTUS Health
CommonSpirit Health
Covenant Health
Elizabeth Seton Children’s
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries, Inc.
Holy Redeemer Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System
Mercy
Mercy Health Services, Inc.
MercyOne
Peace Care St. Ann’s
PeaceHealth
Providence St. Joseph Health
SCL Health
Sisters of Charity Health System
SMP Health System
SSM Health
Trinity Health

The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry, representing the largest nonprofit provider of health care services in the nation.

• 1 in 7 patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital each day.
• Catholic health care, which includes more than 2,200 hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, systems, sponsors, and related organizations, serves the full continuum of health care across our nation.

Contact:  Brian Reardon
breardon@chausa.org

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