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- University Of Louisville Delays Choosing Hospital Partner
To allow time for more "discussions and negotiations," the University of Louisville has put off deciding on University Hospital's new health-care partner until the end of June. It is not known how many entities are interested in partnering with the...
- Same Catholic Health System Considering University Hospital's Request For Proposals
Though Gov. Steve Beshear twice rejected a proposal that would have merged it with a Catholic health system, University Hospital's expected release of a request for proposals is drawing attention from the same Catholic health system, reports Laura...
- St. Joseph Health System Announces Merger With Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare
Rebuffed in its bid to take over Louisville's University Hospital, Catholic Health Initatives announced today that its St. Joseph Health System had merged with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary?s HealthCare, effective retroactively to Jan. 1. Gov....
- Critics, Proponents Debate Louisville Hospital Merger
Questions regarding ectopic pregnancy, end-of-life care and funding for indigent care were addressed Wednesday by proponents and critics of a proposed merger between University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare and St. Joseph Health...
- Louisville Hospital Merger Could Thwart Some Patients' Final Wishes
More concerns are being raised about the merger that would put a Catholic hospital group in charge of the University of Louisville's hospital. First, it was the prospect that women getting Caesarean sections would not be able to get their tubes tied...
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U of L doctors wary of KentuckyOne's promise of autonomy
Doctors at Louisville's University Hospital are expressing concerns that the partnership with KentuckyOne Health and the Catholic health rules that come with that merger might affect patient care. Assurances that their concerns are unfounded have been coming from KentuckyOne's majority owner, Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives. Anxiety over doctors' medical freedom to treat patients as they feel is necessary is being fueled as staff and physicians are being asked to "respect" Catholic health directives, The Courier-Journal reports.
Sheila Reynertson, advocacy coordinator for the New York-based MergerWatch Project, who tracks secular-religious hospital mergers, told The C-J's Laura Ungar that such language puts doctors in "a difficult position." For instance, she explains, "cancer doctors may wonder about prescribing birth control to prevent pregnancy, she said. Catholic directives include a ban on sterilization, abortions, and euthanasia and say Catholic health institutions can't "promote or condone contraceptive practices." Gary Mans, spokesman for the U of L Health Sciences Center, said he doesn't believe doctors and staff will feel constrained by the directives. (Read more)
Sheila Reynertson, advocacy coordinator for the New York-based MergerWatch Project, who tracks secular-religious hospital mergers, told The C-J's Laura Ungar that such language puts doctors in "a difficult position." For instance, she explains, "cancer doctors may wonder about prescribing birth control to prevent pregnancy, she said. Catholic directives include a ban on sterilization, abortions, and euthanasia and say Catholic health institutions can't "promote or condone contraceptive practices." Gary Mans, spokesman for the U of L Health Sciences Center, said he doesn't believe doctors and staff will feel constrained by the directives. (Read more)
- University Of Louisville Delays Choosing Hospital Partner
To allow time for more "discussions and negotiations," the University of Louisville has put off deciding on University Hospital's new health-care partner until the end of June. It is not known how many entities are interested in partnering with the...
- Same Catholic Health System Considering University Hospital's Request For Proposals
Though Gov. Steve Beshear twice rejected a proposal that would have merged it with a Catholic health system, University Hospital's expected release of a request for proposals is drawing attention from the same Catholic health system, reports Laura...
- St. Joseph Health System Announces Merger With Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare
Rebuffed in its bid to take over Louisville's University Hospital, Catholic Health Initatives announced today that its St. Joseph Health System had merged with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary?s HealthCare, effective retroactively to Jan. 1. Gov....
- Critics, Proponents Debate Louisville Hospital Merger
Questions regarding ectopic pregnancy, end-of-life care and funding for indigent care were addressed Wednesday by proponents and critics of a proposed merger between University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare and St. Joseph Health...
- Louisville Hospital Merger Could Thwart Some Patients' Final Wishes
More concerns are being raised about the merger that would put a Catholic hospital group in charge of the University of Louisville's hospital. First, it was the prospect that women getting Caesarean sections would not be able to get their tubes tied...