Institutions and Catholic Healthcare

Institutions

• As we begin, write down 10 words that come to your mind when you hear the word “institution.”

Institution: Its history

• Society’s way to organize itself– Provide food and materials– Educate– Finance– Govern– Provide health and human services– Practice faith

Institution: Its history• Markets, Transportation of goods, Merchant Shipping• Schools, Universities• Banks, Investment Houses, Insurance Companies• Federal, State, Local Government, Leadership and

Police• Hospitals and Public Health and Safety• Church, Synagogues, Mosques, Seminaries,

Novitiates

Institution: Its dynamic

• Models of organizations– Civic/Government– For Profit– Non-Profit

• Community Organization• Faith Based/Church Sponsored Organization

Institution: Its dynamic

• Incorporation– Government Corporation

• Good service provided for all• Government responsible to provide public health services• Taxes support and make up for losses

– For Profit Corporation• Good purpose, good service, good products• Profit into organization or ROI for investors• Owners taxed on profit/income

Institution: Its dynamic

• Non-profit Corporation– Community Organizations

• Good purpose, good service• Board governed• Tax exempt

– Faith Based/Church Sponsored• Good purpose, good service• Board governed• Tax exempt

Institution: Its dynamic

• Structure and Function– Corporate Institutional Model

• Shareholders, Owners, Investors• Governance: Trustees/Directors• Administrators of Systems• Local Administrators• Managers• Colleagues

Institution: Its dynamic• Church Institutional Model

– Rome, Pope and Vatican Congregations– Bishop Diocese

• (Vicars/Deans)

– Pastors Parish– Clergy: Priests and Deacons– Laity

• Vowed Religious• All Baptized

Institution: Its dynamic

• Catholic Healthcare Corporations– Sponsors– Board– System CEO– Local Administrator

Institution: Its dynamic

• Vatican II Call– The Church in the World– Vocation of Baptized Laity

• Managed Care Model of Healthcare

• Community Benefit and Tax Exemption

• Church Sponsorship

• Catholic Healthcare Institutions are:– Flashpoint– A Center of Intense Debate– Discussion– Conversation today