1. Healthcare Ministry Basics for Leaders
Sponsors

2. Catholic Social Teaching
Course Plan
Application
to My Role
Jesus’
Ministry
Moral Instincts
ERDs
Our Ministry
Catholic Social Teaching
(Use this slide to show participants where we are in the scheme of the course and to introduce the topic. Click once to bring up current “block”.)
Sponsor -- OUTCOMES (25 minutes)
Participants will be able to explain the central role of sponsorship in the Catholic healthcare ministry.
Participants will be able to explain the structure of sponsorship for their healthcare system.
We saw that in the past two centuries, the Catholic healthcare ministry was built upon the faith, sacrifices and hard work of the women and men in Catholic religious congregations.
Much has changed in Catholic healthcare, especially in the last half of the 20th century. The Sisters and Brothers that were so intimately involved in the day to day activities of healthcare work are gone. Their relationship to their ministries is very different.
In this section we will explore that relationship which is known today as “sponsorship.”
Church
Sponsor

3. Brainstorm 1. What do you know about sponsors?
2. What questions do you have about sponsors or sponsorship?
Allow a few minutes for people to write.
Surface responses from group. Write responses on flipchart or overhead
Question 1: WHAT WE KNOW
Question 2: OUR QUESTIONS
Use their questions (from question 2) to guide your emphasis during the presentation.
At the end, have them look at what they “knew” and what the “know” now.
To begin, let’s look at a definition of sponsorship.

4. Sponsorship
Sponsors hold ministries “in trust” in the name of the Church; they are accountable to the Church for the mission being carried out in a particular place
“Sponsor” or “Sponsorship” is not a technical or legal term.
It is used with various meanings.
In general this definition works for most situation.
What sponsor is not
Franchise
Ownership with benign neglect
Control
Latin root of sponsor: to pledge oneself solemnly
A sponsor pledges solemnly to fulfill a task.

5. Sponsors: Linking Church & Institutional Ministry
Mission & Ministry of Jesus
Mission & Ministry of the Church
Mission and Ministry of Sponsor
Mission of Organization
Ministry of Leaders/Employees
The core concept of sponsorship is that the sponsoring entity has responsibility for the mission of the institution.
Sponsorship insures that the mission of the institution (continuing the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ) is carried out to the fullest extent possible and with integrity and fidelity.
(click 1) The sponsor serves as the connector between Church and organization as ministry.
(click 2) The foundation is built upon the mission and ministry of Jesus.
(click 3) The Church continues the mission and ministry of Jesus throughout time.
(click 4) The organization continues the mission of the Church through the sponsors.
(click 5) Thus the work of leaders and employees is a continuation of the healing ministry of Jesus in the world today.

6. Sponsors Care About Mission Treat all persons with respect
Support healthy communities
Collaborate with those who share vision
Provide services to those most in need
Develop leaders in Catholic Health Ministry
Advocate for quality of life for all
Sponsors play a role of influence in key areas where mission plays a big role.
These are some possible examples.

7. Our History Catholic Health East -- founded on
January 8, 1998 through the joining 12 religious sponsors who brought their health ministries together.
The foundations of CHE were
3 Catholic health systems:
Allegany Health System
Eastern Mercy Health System
Sisters of Providence Health System

8. Sponsors: Common Bonds, Common Missions
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
The Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, FL
The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts
The Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamburg, New York
Hope Ministries
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, PA

9. Organizational Structure
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
Allegany, NY
Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Hamburg, NY
Sisters of Mercy - Northeast
Cumberland, RI
Sisters of Mercy
Baltimore, MD
Sisters of Mercy
Buffalo, NY
Sisters of Mercy
Rochester, NY
Sisters of Mercy –Mid-Atlantic
Merion, PA
Sisters of Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Augustine, FL
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Scranton, PA
Sisters of Providence
Springfield, MA
Hope Ministries
Newtown Square, PA
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Greensburg, PA
Sponsors Council
(elected leader of each sponsoring organization)
Board of Directors
(at least one-third from sponsoring organizations, the CHE CEO, and others selected with specific competencies)
System Management
Division
Division
Supportive Health Corporations
Other Ownership Interests
Maxis Health System
Carbondale, PA
Mercy Community Health
West Hartford, CT
Mercy Health System of Maine
Portland, ME
Mercy Health System of Southeastern PA
Conshohocken, PA
Our Lady of Lourdes
Health Care Services, Inc.
Camden, NJ
St. Francis Medical Center
Trenton, NJ
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
St. Peter’s Health Care Services
Albany, NY
Sisters of Providence Health System
Springfield, MA
St. James Mercy Health
System
Hornell, NY
Holy Cross Health Ministries
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mercy Hospital, Inc.
Miami, FL
Mercy Medical
Daphne, AL
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Francis Hospital, Inc.
Wilmington, DE
Saint Joseph’s Health System
Atlanta, GA
St. Joseph of the Pines
Southern Pines, NC
St. Mary’s Heath Care System
Athens, GA
BayCare Health System** Clearwater, FL
Catholic Health System** Buffalo, NY
Global Health Ministry
Stella Maris Insurance Company, Ltd.*
Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc.
Intracoastal Health Systems, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL
Consorta Inc.
Preferred Professional Insurance Co.*
NewCap Insurance Company, Ltd.*
* For profit entity
** Joint Operating Agreement
Updated: January 30, 2007

10. DVD on Sponsorship
Sponsors of each CHE facility are members of a group called the Sponsors Council
The Sponsors Council of CHE is committed to sharing the role of sponsorship with laity as we move into the future

11. Reflection / Dialogue
What did you notice, how did you feel about the message of the DVD?
What do you recognize in your work that is rooted in the Franciscan tradition?
As we can see, sponsorship has evolved over time and even for Provena Health, will continue to evolve. With that in mind, I ask you to reflect on and then discuss at your tables the question on the screen.
(Allow time for personal reflection and then some table dialogue. Then ask for highlights from the table discussions.)