The Catholic Health Association of the United States

07/28/2025

07/18/2025

A thrift shop with a mission.

The Grey Nuns Thrift Shop in Nashua, NH—run by St. Joseph Hospital—is more than a place to find a good deal. It’s a compassionate space where community members in need can shop with dignity using vouchers from local nonprofits and schools.

In 2024, the shop accepted 1,400 vouchers for a total of $41,400 in goods. It also gave 48 sleeping bags and 61 tents to people who are unhoused. Supported by volunteers and sustained by its own revenue, it’s a model of how health care can meet social needs beyond the hospital walls.

A powerful reminder that small acts of service can have a big impact.

Read the story ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03xQBTS0

07/16/2025

Did you know that hospitals delivered over 400,000 babies.

07/10/2025

The Catholic health ministry in the United States has a legacy of compassion that stretches back to 1727, when the French Ursulines arrived in what is now New Orleans to care for people who were poor and vulnerable. Nearly 300 years later, that mission endures.

07/07/2025

Did you know? The Catholic Health Ministry is comprised of over 600 and 1,600 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states. It is the largest group of nonprofit health care providers in the nation.

07/04/2025

Wishing everyone a safe holiday!

07/03/2025

H.R. 1 Undermines Health Care Access and Jeopardizes the Social Safety Net for Millions. Read our full statement ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q03vQY6f0

07/01/2025

H.R. 1 is a Moral Failure: Congress Prioritizes Wealthy First, Leaves Vulnerable Americans Behind. https://hubs.li/Q03vsR8G0

06/24/2025

Over 50 congregations of sisters stood in front of the Capitol in DC today at a Sisters Speak Out event to urge Congress to reject deep spending cuts to . Sr. Mary Haddad from CHA was proud to join Catholic sisters to remind Congress that Catholic health care in America, as we know it, was built upon a call to care. We must strive to unite all in the promotion of human dignity and the common good and ensure that all people have access to affordable, high-quality health care. Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

06/18/2025

Hogs House at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health in Louisiana gives patients' families a free place to call home while children are treated at the hospital.
Read the story in Catholic World Health https://hubs.li/Q03sLdWF0

06/18/2025

Catholic Hospital Leaders Sent a Powerful, United Message to Congress: cuts won’t just harm those who depend on the program—they will ripple through our entire health system.

Thank you to CommonSpirit, SSM, Avera, CHRISTUS and Covenant Health for speaking with a unified voice to Congress about what the harmful cuts to Medicaid could do to the communities they care for. Watch the press call here ⬇️https://hubs.li/Q03sDC8Q0

Rural communities will be hit hardest. Hospitals may be forced to eliminate critical services, lay off staff, or even shut down entirely. These cuts would fall disproportionately on our most vulnerable—mothers, newborns, low-income families, and people living with chronic conditions.

We cannot stand by while programs that safeguard dignity, health, and opportunity are put at risk. Congress must act to protect and strengthen Medicaid. Health care is a fundamental human right—essential to human dignity and human flourishing. We have a moral responsibility to ensure it’s accessible to all, especially those most in need.