Plotting the future: the case at Catholic Health East. Long-range plan for comprehensive care management requires new priorities for spiritual care.

نویسنده

  • Philip Boyle
چکیده

Chaplaincy within Catholic Health East and across the nation is facing just such a challenge. Given this serious situation, one that calls for aggressive and creative measures, Catholic Health East's mission integration division commenced a system-wide visioning process for spiritual care that is now in its third year. In a broader context, Catholic Health East, like most Catholic health care systems nationwide, is in the midst of unprecedented economic,

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Health progress

دوره 90 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009