Catholic Health Services is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, and the largest post acute provider in the southeast United States. [1]
It originated as Catholic Community Services, and as a result of the work Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, later became Catholic Health and Rehabilitation Services. [2] [3] [4]
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 [5] and Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, [6] [7] 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. [3] 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. [8] Catholic Health Services also operates two Catholic cemeteries, Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Broward County and Our Lady of Mercy in Miami-Dade. [9] [10]
References
- ^ "Catholic Health Services". www.catholichealthservices.org. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ^ National Labor Relations Board (2003). Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Government Printing Office. pp. 1348–49. ISBN 0160678293.
- ^ a b The Daily Florida Catholic Newspaper (April 10, 2008). "2007 Archdiocese of Miami Official Catholic Directory". The Florida Catholic Newspaper. pp. A4.
- ^ Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Mercy Hospital. "Mercy Hospital website". Mercy Hospital. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Holy Cross Hospital. "Holy Cross Hospital website". Holy Cross Hospital. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Holy Cross Hospital. "Holy Cross Hospital profile". Holy Cross Hospital. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Catholic Health Services. "Catholic Cemeteries". Catholic Health Services. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Catholic Health Services. "Catholic Health Services link to each facility". Catholic Health Services. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
