2021 Annual Report

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2021 Annual Report

 The view from leadership
Dear Friends,
Catholic Health is a truly unique health care system. As the
only faith-based health organization serving the needs
of Long Islanders, we are grounded in faith and rooted in
mission. This is the driving force behind our commitment.
We care for—and employ—people from many different
faith traditions, each of whom has our total acceptance
and respect. We come together as one, in accord with our
mission, to add more than clinical expertise to our work.
We bring human compassion and comforting confidence.
In 2021, Catholic Health appointed a new president and
chief executive officer, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA.
A distinguished physician leader with a driving strategic
vision, Dr. O’Shaughnessy is leading Catholic Health to
new heights—expanding and strengthening our services,
and positioning of our health system for a bold and
prosperous future. As our new Vision Forward statement
articulates, Catholic Health will be recognized as the
premier health system on Long Island.
In support of that vision, we are making dramatic
capital investments across our operations, most notably
a $500 million dollar construction project to erect a
state-of-the-art Patient Care Pavilion on the campus
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Message from
Salvatore F. Sodano
Chairman, Board of Directors
Catholic Health
of Good Samaritan Hospital. There are many more
such projects planned for 2022 that will enhance our
hospitals’ infrastructures and expand our ambulatory
care footprint. These improvements will help us to extend
access to our services, both physically and virtually.
We are sincerely grateful for the support and guidance
of the Most Reverend John O. Barres, Bishop of Rockville
Centre, for his leadership and his commitment to serving
the health care needs of the entire Long Island community.
For us, it all comes back to our sense of mission, which
propels all we do to provide healing care to those who
turn to us:
We, at Catholic Health, humbly join together to bring
Christ’s healing mission and the mission of mercy of
the Catholic Church expressed in Catholic health care
to our communities.
As you read through this annual report, you will see that
depth of caring reflected on every page.
On behalf of Catholic Health’s Board of Directors, thank
you for all your support. You help us to help so many.

Dear Friends,
Catholic Health enters 2022 with a strong track record
and an exciting vision for the future. We are committed
to being recognized as the premier health system on
Long Island.
This past year was challenging as we executed growth
strategies while battling the ongoing pandemic.
Our doctors, nurses and support staff distinguished
themselves in their dedication and achievement.
As of this writing, we have safely returned more than
14,300 COVID-19 patients to their families.
At the same time, we have delivered exceptional care at
our hospitals, our practices and our growing number of
ambulatory care facilities by extending Catholic Health’s
renowned personalized approach to all that we do.
We have expanded our nationally recognized
cardiovascular services to multiple locations across
Long Island. The same is true of our primary and
preventive care services, which have been deployed
across Nassau and Suffolk, and branded as
Catholic Health Ambulatory Care, all under the
management of Catholic Health Physician Partners.
Message from
Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA
President & CEO
Catholic Health
I’m very pleased that despite the challenges of a global
pandemic and ambitious expansion plan, our teams
performed at an exceptionally high level. Throughout
the year, Catholic Health earned impressive honors
for excellence. U.S. News & World Report named
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® one of the Best
Hospitals in the nation in no less than five specialties
and designated St. Francis as High Performing in another
three. In addition, Good Samaritan was awarded the
coveted Magnet ® recognition for excellence in nursing,
joining St. Francis in an achievement only 9 percent of
U.S. hospitals can claim. And all six Catholic Health
hospitals hold the American Heart Association’s
Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus recognition,
among other accolades.
As you will read in the pages that follow, our commitment
to excellence is on full display. Powered by our mission and
governing I-CARE values, we will make 2022 even stronger.
We thank you for all your support as we work together to
make Catholic Health the premier health care system on
Long Island.
Who we are   3
 Who we are

“Our faith-based mission and I-CARE values are seen in the care we provide to patients,
in our community outreach and how our staff engage with one another. How we treat
and support one another gets translated to the patient. A patient once told me:
You don’t just care for patients, you care for one another. That makes the difference.”
Patricia Daye
Vice President, Operations
Catholic Health Physician Partners

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Embracing our
founding mission
Over a century ago, communities of intrepid women from four distinct Catholic
orders came to Long Island with the goal of serving those most in need. These
women religious brought with them a conviction that patient-centered care depends
on recognizing the inherent humanity of each individual and each patient family.
Our founding sisters’ empathy and
compassion are the core values that
today are reflected in the quality
of care offered by Catholic Health.
They are the essence of the “Catholic
Health difference.” Four orders, in
particular, have helped to shape the
exceptionally personal care that
characterizes Catholic Health on
Long Island:
• Sisters of St. Dominic
• Daughters of Wisdom
• Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor,
Congregation of the Infant Jesus
• Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Indeed, there is a palpable difference
in the care offered by Catholic
Health physicians and nurses that
has its origins in the spirit of these
orders. Over time, these fearless and
dedicated women worked in close
partnership with lay nurses and
doctors who came to adopt their
mission, imbuing every aspect of our
work with their spirit.
Today, Catholic Health’s focus on
quality of care for “every patient,
every encounter, every time” is a
direct reflection of the ministry of
our founders. We take pride in this
lineage of care and compassion and
strive to bring the passion of the
sisters to everything we do.
Historic documents from Catholic
Health’s archives consistently
reference the sisters’ driving
commitment “to be present to those
on the margins of society.” For some
of our hospitals, that meant caring
for children of the urban poor, or for
children with chronic conditions such
as rheumatism or cardiac conditions.
“In the early days, the Franciscan
Missionaries of Mary [founders
of St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn]
worked with young rheumatic
fever patients. My own sister
was a patient. She was cared for
lovingly by the sisters for two
years—1947 through 1948.”
Sister Patricia Barrett, FMM
Using facilities and equipment that
were often donated or paid for by
families of wealth on Long Island, the
sisters embraced medical advances
and new technologies that would
assist them in serving their patients.
They drew up and executed complex
plans for funding and building our
Catholic Health hospitals and had
hands-on roles in overseeing the
actual construction work, in addition
to frontline clinical work and the
training of professional nursing staff.
While it may be trendy to imagine
that “whole patient care” is a new
approach to medicine, in fact
the founding orders of Catholic
Health have been practicing this
personalized approach to medicine
since our very inception. “The
spiritual element in Catholic Health
injects a certain degree of patient-
centered focus. Each patient is a
human being,” said Avni Thakore,
MD, President of Catholic Health’s
Physician Partners.
Who we are  5
 A long history of caring
Catholic Health hospitals and continuing care facilities have
decades of experience caring for Long Islanders, some for
more than 100 years. Today, we continue our long-standing tradition
of providing the communities we serve with
high-quality, compassionate care.

“We see patients as more than just a diagnosis. We

see the total person. Our team looks beyond the
disease and understands how healing takes place.”
Mary Ellen Conrad
Director, Substance Abuse and Recovery
Mercy Hospital

This spiritual grounding provided
our founding sisters the strength
and vision to set them on a course
to help and heal. It’s what three
adventurous sisters had in mind
when they stepped off a train in
1905 in Port Jefferson and walked
toward the location of what is now
St. Charles Hospital. They first taught
inner-city youth during summer
stays on Long Island and then, seeing
a need, transitioned to the nursing
of visually-impaired and physically
disabled children. Their commitment
was total.
“Sister Martha Winum lived and
worked at St. Charles Hospital all her
religious life, living past the age of
100. She was an administrator and
chaplain and was honored by the
State of New York as a practitioner
who spent the most consecutive
years in health care,” recalls Sister
Cathy Sheehan, DW, Administrator
with the Daughters of Wisdom.
Today, St. Charles is a regional leader
in rehabilitation and physical therapy
for both children and adults—a
specialization that derived from the
hospital’s deep roots in caring for
those with physical challenges.
The Catholic Health mission on
Long Island made another leap
forward in 1913, when the Nursing
Sisters of the Sick Poor, Congregation
of the Infant Jesus (CIJ) opened the
first Catholic hospital. Mercy Hospital
was the first of our hospitals to
have a pastoral care department,

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 “Sister Martha Winum lived and worked at
St. Charles Hospital all her religious life, living past the
age of 100. She was an administrator and chaplain and
was honored by the State of New York as a practitioner
who spent the most consecutive years in health care.”
Sister Cathy Sheehan, DW
Administrator, Daughters of Wisdom

“We put our hands and arms out. We take

care of the rich and the poor with equal
attention.”
Sister Dolores Castellano, CIJ
Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor
Congregation of the Infant Jesus

a formal administration to address
the spiritual needs of our patients.
Today, all Catholic Health hospitals
have pastoral care teams dedicated
to respecting all faiths and engaging
multi-faith ministers so that every
patient (and patient family) is assured
of having their spiritual needs met
while they are in our care.
“We see patients as more than just a
diagnosis,” said Mary Ellen Conrad,
Director of Substance Abuse and
Recovery at Mercy Hospital. “We
see the total person. Our team looks everything we do, however, is a
beyond the disease and understands focus on each patient as a person,
how healing takes place.” and a commitment to honoring
the humanity of every individual
The spirit of our founding orders
and family we serve. That focus is
animates all facets of Catholic
the expression of our roots in the
Health’s tradition of excellence in
ministry of our founding orders and
medicine, rooted in care for the
it is what will continue to distinguish
whole person. As this annual report
Catholic Health in a world where
demonstrates, today that work is
patients have increasing choices
supported by sophisticated imaging
when it comes to where, when and
equipment, telehealth services,
from whom they receive their care.
surgical robotics and other cutting-
edge technology. At the heart of

Who we are  7
 Rooted in mission,
driven by values
Catholic Health is unique, being the only faith-based health care system serving
Long Island. We come to our work out of a true sense of mission, seeing every patient
we care for in their totality—the body, mind and spirit. We are guided each day by our
governing vision and values.
Our Mission Statement
We, at Catholic Health, humbly join together to bring
Christ’s healing mission and the mission of mercy of
the Catholic Church expressed in Catholic health care
to our communities.
Our Vision Forward
Catholic Health will be recognized as the premier health
system on Long Island.
We commit to excellence in all we do by providing care
that is state-of-the-art, compassionate and patient-
centered. Every person, every time.
Driven by innovation, rooted in our Catholic faith, and
grounded in our humanity, we will transform the way
health care is delivered to become the most trusted health
partner to all communities we serve.
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Our Core Values, I-CARE:
Integrity: We are who we say we are and act in
accordance with the Splendor of Truth of our Catholic
moral teaching and our Catholic values.
Compassion: We have compassion for our patients, see
the suffering Christ in them, strive to alleviate suffering
and serve the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of
our patients.
Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions
and their consequences.
Respect: We honor the sanctity of life at every stage
of life and the dignity of every person, and incorporate
all the principles of Catholic social teaching in our
relationships and advocacy.
Excellence: We seek the glory of God in the
compassionate service of our patients, and we strive
to do the best that can be done, whatever our role.
Under the sponsorship of the Diocese of
Rockville Centre, Catholic Health serves hundreds
of thousands of Long Islanders each year.
Third largest employer on Long Island
with more than 16,000 employees

Who we are  9
 Delivering integrated care
Our entities provide a continuum of care
across Queens, Nassau and Suffolk

The only comprehensive health system

on Long Island shaped by the spirit of
Long Island.
Catholic Health is a multidisciplinary, integrated
health care delivery system that extends its
clinical expertise and pastoral mission to every
aspect of health and healing. From welcoming a
child into the world, mending a broken heart or
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Acute care hospitals
bone, offering routine primary care, using the
most advanced technologies to diagnose diseases, more than 1,900
dispensing compassionate behavioral health care, certified hospital beds
to ensuring dignity and comfort with end-of-life St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ®, Roslyn
care, Catholic Health is unsurpassed for its clinical Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre
excellence and human touch. St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, Smithtown
St. Joseph Hospital, Bethpage
Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip
Financial performance:

$4.4 billion Total assets

$3.0 billion Net revenue 3
Nursing facilities
685 nursing home beds
Payor mix:

39.7% Medicare
7.6% Medicaid 2,300+
Catholic Health Physician Partners
52.7% Non-governmental payers

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 Each year at Catholic Health,
there are approximately

82,500 5,000
Hospital Coronary
4 admissions angioplasties

Cancer Institute locations 5,400 1,800

Newborn Open heart
deliveries surgeries
13 504,500 250,500
Outpatient rehabilitation locations Ambulatory Emergency
(PT, OT, Speech Therapy, Cardiac
and Pulmonary Rehab)
outpatient visits Department visits

63,000 135,400
12 Ambulatory
surgeries
Rehabilitation
visits
Multispecialty
ambulatory care locations 25,000 155,300
Inpatient Hospice
surgeries days of care
Home Health service
17,400 409,000
Cardiac Home
Hospice Care Network
catheterizations care visits

“As the leader of the physician group, I am proud of the expansion efforts in the ambulatory
space, which brings accessible and excellent care into our communities. There are very few
layers between the patient and the doctor. This is unique. The doctor/ patient relationship at
Catholic Health is very personal. My main focus is to form a strong and tightly integrated
physician network to help care for our patients as a community of doctors.”
Avni Thakore, MD
President, Catholic Health Physician Partners

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 Highlighting
well-deserved recognition
A testament to the spirit and dedication of the system’s founding orders,
Catholic Health’s distinctive environment of compassion and excellence nurtures
patient healing and fosters employee satisfaction. From our world-renowned
flagship, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center , to our easily accessible community-based
®

ambulatory care centers, Catholic Health prides itself on the exceptional consumer
experience offered to all patients. Awards and accolades are the culmination of many
parts—round-the-clock patient care, positive patient experiences and outcomes
and the hard work of numerous individuals. The quality of care patients have grown
to expect from Catholic Health facilities has earned us a time-honored reputation
Island-wide. The following highlighted awards affirm our position on the state and
national level.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 – 22 Best Hospital Rankings

These rankings have become familiar among patients and providers alike. The rankings are derived from an extensive
data-driven analysis of performance measures, including structure, process, and outcomes. U.S. News reviews hospitals’
performance in 15 adult specialties, 10 pediatric specialties and 17 surgical procedures and medical conditions affecting
millions of people across the country. More than 5,000 hospitals are evaluated each year.

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ®
is among the top 10 hospitals in the
region and ranks sixth in the state and
the New York Metro area. The facility is
nationally ranked for Cardiology & Heart
Surgery for the 14th time, more times
than any other hospital on Long Island.
Good Samaritan Hospital
is high-performing for aortic valve surgery,
COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart
attack, heart failure, kidney failure and stroke.
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital earned
high-performance ratings for COPD, heart
failure and kidney failure.
Mercy Hospital earned high-performance
ratings for COPD and kidney failure.
St. Joseph Hospital ranks as high performing
for heart failure, COPD and kidney failure.
St. Catherine of Siena Nursing &
Rehabilitation and Our Lady of Consolation
Nursing & Rehabilitation rank as high
performing for short-term rehabilitation.

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“We put the patient at the center of everything we do—every patient, every encounter,
every time. We have made tremendous strides in quality and safety in the past few years.
As a condition of credentialing, our physicians, physician assistants and nurse
practitioners must undergo safety training, as well as patient experience training.”
Jason Golbin, DO
Chief Medical Officer
Catholic Health

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 American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet recognition ®

Magnet® recognition is one of the hardest distinctions to achieve. It connotes excellence in

nursing care every step of the way and reflects the core values of compassion and superior
bedside care that are hallmarks of Catholic Health. The application and review process is
rigorous and designation is the ultimate credential for high-quality nursing.
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® and Good Samaritan Hospital both earned the Magnet®
recognition for excellence in nursing care. Only about nine percent of hospitals in the U.S. have
earned this distinction. St. Francis is the only one in Nassau County to be designated four times.
Good Samaritan is the only hospital on the south shore of Suffolk County to earn this distinction.

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Accolades for patient satisfaction and safety

The Leapfrog Group is an independent, private rating organization that assesses hospital
safety, quality, and efficiency based on national performance measures. More than 2,000
hospitals participate.
St. Francis was named one of the Top General Hospitals in the nation for patient safety
and has earned an ‘A’ 15 out of 17 times since the organization started rating hospital
safety in 2012.

The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) presents an annual Pinnacle
Award for Quality and Patient Safety. Applications are reviewed by a panel of expert
peers and demonstrated improvement is a key judging criterion.
HANYS recognized Catholic Health’s commitment to create the safest environments
and deliver the best outcomes with its 2021 Pinnacle Award for Quality & Patient Safety.
Catholic Health won for its submission, “Implementing a Patient Experience Program”
in the “Healthcare System or Hospital with 500 Beds or More” category. Catholic
Health’s entry was selected from the 120 nominations HANYS received for the 2021
Pinnacle Awards.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rates hospitals through its Overall
Hospital Quality Star Ratings program based on their performance across five quality
domains. These results are public on the Hospital Compare website.
St. Francis earned a five-star rating in 2020 and 2021. It was one of only two hospitals
on Long Island to earn five stars in 2021.

The American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines® –Stroke Care Excellence is an
in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the
latest scientific treatment guidelines.
All six Catholic Health hospitals are recognized for excellence in stroke care. St. Charles
is a Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus facility and St. Francis, Good Samaritan,
Mercy, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Joseph each hold Stroke Gold Plus with Target:
Stroke Honor Roll Elite honors.

“With the changes sweeping our health care environment, our community-based
services play a key role in creating greater consumer satisfaction, providing more
efficient health care while improving quality of life and care outcomes. It is essential
that we provide high-touch, patient-centered care with advanced technology
platforms to improve patient and caregiver satisfaction, along with achieving superior
health care outcomes. Growth for home health and hospice services is a major focus
for Catholic Health.”
Kim Kranz
President, Home Care & Hospice
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 Offering
exceptional services

“Cardiologists have a saying: Once a cardiac event occurs, time is heart muscle. By placing our
leading-edge cardiovascular services at multiple locations across Long Island, we can deliver
exceptional cardiac treatment where and when it’s needed, improving outcomes and saving lives.”
Richard Shlofmitz, MD
Chairman, Cardiovascular Services
Catholic Health

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Catholic Health is home to teams of highly-skilled, specialized physicians and staff
as diverse as our patients’ varied health needs.
Yet, as unique as our practitioners are in their specialties, they all share Catholic Health’s core vision of patient-centered
care that considers the mind, body, and spirit in the healing process. All clinical and non-clinical staff strive to provide
each patient with a highly individualized experience, quality care from admission to discharge, and nothing less than
world-class treatment, all offered right here on Long Island. This personalized approach combined with the use of
advanced treatment and diagnostic technologies, as well as pioneering interventions all allow us to deliver that exclusive
blend of exceptional, empathic care that sets our comprehensive integrated system apart.

1,788
Open heart
procedures

705
TAVRs

2,226
Electrophysiology
cases

861
AICDs
St. Francis Heart Center offers a wide array of cardiovascular services at Catholic Health’s

905
Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. From left: Cardiologists Ezra Deutsch, MD;
Christopher La Mendola, MD; Paul Lee, MD.

Pacemakers
Cardiology: Caring for the hearts of Long Island
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® has been a national leader in cardiac care for more 17,382
than 50 years. Now, this outstanding care has expanded to Catholic Health practices Cardiac
and hospitals across Long Island. Our physicians, who represent every sub-specialty Catheterizations
in cardiology, practice the same treatment protocols using the same cutting-edge
technologies at every cardiac care location. This means Catholic Health’s nationally-
recognized cardiac care and heart surgery programs are able to care for even more hearts.
5,029
Angioplasties

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 Grateful patient George Schnabel is surrounded by his St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® LVAD team (left to right): Keri Messina, NP, LVAD Coordinator;
Rita Jermyn, MD, FACC, Director of the Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; Edward Lundy, MD, PhD,
FACC, FAC, CardiothoracIc Surgeon, Surgical Director of the Kroll Family Center for Heart Failure and Circulatory Support; and John DePietro, ANP, Director
MCS and LVAD Coordinator.

Catholic Health’s LVAD Program: A track record that sets the highest standards
Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® leads • Zero operative mortality for first 65 patients
the way in exceptional cardiac care. Our Left Ventricular • Zero 30-day mortality for first 65 cases
Assist Device (LVAD) program takes on nearly twice as • Zero readmissions
many high risk patients as the national average of LVAD
• One year mortality, LOS and driveline infection
programs. After performing 65 LVAD implants, we are
rates all much, much lower than benchmark
happy to share these outstanding results.

“They’re all angels with wings”

When a life-threatening cardiac condition became more complicated
due to a COVID-19 diagnosis, patient Jeff Stern’s situation truly tasked
the skills and expertise of our St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ®
physicians and staff. They rose to the challenge and healed Jeff
who said, “You hear on the news about what they are doing at the
hospitals, but to live through it is a totally different thing. They’re all
angels with wings as far as I am concerned.”

Jeff Stern (left) of Floral Park was treated for AFib, complicated by COVID-19. His pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) procedure was performed by Joseph Levine, MD, Director, St. Francis Hospital &
Heart Center ® Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Center. 

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Oncology: Full
spectrum cancer care
Catholic Health Cancer Institutes offer the
highest caliber of personalized cancer care
to treat not just the disease, but the whole
person. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary
approach addresses nutritional, social,
emotional, and spiritual needs to
complement a range of advanced medical
options for cancers at all stages. From “We added the dimension of clinical research. We have access
cancer prevention and screening to cancer to National Cancer Institutes-sponsored trials. Cutting-edge
treatments, clinical trials and survivorship, trials are available right here at our institutions, in the patient’s
our patient-focused oncology care is community. This is vital to cancer patients.”
defined by its unique blend of clinical
excellence and personalized attention. Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD, Chairman, Cancer Services, Catholic Health

37,051 6,782 12,972 39,274 16,510

Cancer patients Oncology surgeries Radiation Infusion visits   Hospital visits 
treatments

Orthopedics: Movement is freedom

Catholic Health’s orthopedic experts get patients up and about and living their best
lives as quickly as possible through individualized treatment plans. They are leaders 2,569
Joint replacement
in diagnosing and treating adult and pediatric conditions that affect muscles, bones, procedures
joints, ligaments and tendons. Most of our orthopedists received their training at
New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery and similar centers of excellence in orthopedic
care, ensuring that our patients receive the most advanced and cutting-edge treatments. 294
Our orthopedics program offers the latest minimally-invasive surgical procedures Revision procedures
and comprehensive pain management, complemented by our physical therapy and
rehabilitation services. 1,502
Ortho spine procedures
Under the leadership of Chairman
of Orthopedic Surgery Richard

9,910
D’Agostino, MD (center), St. Francis
Hospital was recognized by
U.S. News & World Report as a
national leader in orthopedics. Left
is Hamid Mostafavi, MD, St. Francis
Total orthopedic
Hospital’s Chief of Trauma Services; procedures  
right is Bruce Seideman, MD, Chief
of Joint Replacement Services.

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 Neurology: Brain, spine, stroke and
neurovascular care 1,848
Our neurologists and neurosurgeons bring exceptional medical expertise and Stroke patients
a comforting bedside presence to comprehensive brain, spine, stroke, and in 2021
neurovascular care. From diagnosis to treatment, these specialists use the latest
nonsurgical and surgical techniques, all customized to the specific needs of each
patient to ensure the best outcomes and shortest recovery times. Board-certified 191
Given rtPA
neurosurgeons are leaders in both minimally invasive surgeries and complex surgical
(clot dissolving drug)
procedures for the brain, using the most innovative technologies to deliver expert
care and comfort to Long Islanders.
618
Neuro biplane cases

“Door-to-needle”
time:
(average for NYS is 62%)

97%
under 60 minutes

80%
under 45 minutes
The time from the arrival
of a stroke patient in
emergency to initiation
“Catholic Health is on the frontier in neurointervention; we have the tools
of recombinant tissue
and the expertise to restore stroke patients to health before lasting brain plasminogen activator (rtPA)
damage can set in.” drug therapy.
Kimon Bekelis, MD, Chairman, Neuroventional Services, Catholic Health

Gastroenterology:
Digestive health and disease
Catholic Health’s gastroenterologists provide
outstanding care to adults and children in need of
surgical and nonsurgical treatment for gastrointestinal
(GI) disorders, using advanced technology to diagnose
and treat even the most complex GI conditions and
cancers. Critical to early detection of multiple cancers,
all of our hospitals offer colonoscopy and endoscopy on
an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Co-Chairs of Catholic Health’s Digestive Disease Services

Christopher DiMaio, MD (left) and Gary Gecelter, MD (right)
collaborate to optimize outcomes for gastro/GI patients.

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Other specialties
• Allergy & Immunology
• Behavioral Health
• Dental Health
• Dermatology
• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Emergency Medicine &
Critical Care
• ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat)
• Eye Care
• Foot Care (Podiatry)
• Geriatrics
• Infectious Diseases
• Kidney Care (Nephrology)
• Lung & Respiratory Care
(Pulmonary)
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine:
Care for mother and baby
Women can take advantage of the latest and most
advanced treatments in maternal-fetal medicine,
right here at Catholic Health where we provide
health management prior to, during and after
pregnancy. Our maternal-fetal medicine physician
specialists offer comprehensive and compassionate
care for mothers and babies alike.
Physical Therapy and
Rehabilitation
Catholic Health’s distinctive approach to healing
the whole patient is evident in our physical therapy
and rehabilitation services for adult and pediatric
conditions and injuries. Whether recovering from
a stroke, heart attack, other debilitating condition
or a significant injury, our caring team of experts
knows that regaining mobility, strength, speech and
movement are vital to full physical and emotional
recovery. Inpatient and outpatient services are
available to patients of all ages.
• Pain Management • Sports Medicine
• Palliative Care • Urology
• Pediatrics • Weight Loss
• Primary Care Programs & Surgery
• Radiology & Lab Services • Wound Care
• Sleep Medicine
• Speech & Hearing
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 Expanding a continuum
of health services

“Primary care is the gateway to the system. At Catholic Health, our providers and
administrators are patient-focused. Patients are at the center of all we do. Our goal is to
improve the patient journey throughout our health system. Catholic Health leads other
systems because it outperforms on quality and is a physician-led organization.”
Anthony Ardito, MD
Vice President, Primary Care Services
Catholic Health

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 Primary and
specialty care Telehealth
technologies

Hospice Community
outreach

Home Urgent
care care
Continuum
of Care
Acute
care Ambulatory
facilities sites
Hospital

The measure of a health system’s success is its ability to adapt to emerging

technologies, therapies and interventions, while maintaining a highly
personalized approach to health care.

Catholic Health is experiencing exponential growth
in primary and specialty care, home care and hospice,
diagnostic and ambulatory services, tertiary hospital
services and many niche programs all while holding true
to our founding mission and vision that honors the dignity
of every person through the provision of compassionate
care. Participation in Medicare value-based care
arrangements delivers improved quality performance
metrics and cost savings, which allows us to further grow
and support more innovative programs and population
health efforts.
Catholic Health, a true integrated network, continues
to invest in facilities and programs throughout
Long Island, ensuring that patients can access our
system’s unparalleled medical and behavioral health
care, no matter where they live. Our extensive and
ever-expanding network is a testament to our commitment
to patients and the Long Island region. Our reach extends
even further through the use of secure and convenient
telehealth technologies and urgent care partnerships.

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 New patient care pavilion at Good Samaritan Hospital is scheduled to open in 2025.

$500 million
investment in new patient care pavilion at Good Samaritan Hospital

Investing in our future

Catholic Health is making major facility investments
across all campuses, starting with a $500 million
investment to erect a new patient care pavilion at
Good Samaritan Hospital, scheduled to open in 2025.
The six-story addition will house an expanded emergency
department, an upgraded surgical suite, private inpatient
rooms and space for future growth. In 2021, we broke
ground on our new ambulatory family care center
at Mercy Hospital, offering primary care, cardiology,
endocrinology and more services for women and children.
It is scheduled to open in 2022.
Additionally, we’re launching more Catholic Health
multispecialty Ambulatory Care centers, ambulatory In 2021, Mercy Hospital broke ground on their coming
surgery locations and physician practices throughout Ambulatory & Family Care Center, which will dramatically expand
health services for women and children.
Long Island, deepening our roots in the communities
we serve. In 2022, we’ll open a modern, fully-equipped
medical office building in Centereach.

“Catholic Health’s strength is that we are becoming more academic,

and we are involved in more research and more complex surgeries.”
John Cuellar, MD
Director, Joint Replacement Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital

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 New kind of pediatric
emergency department
Less than two years ago, Good Samaritan
Hospital opened a new, specialized
space for our youngest patients who
need emergency care. It offers 12 private
treatment bays, pediatric cardiac
monitors, point-of-care ultrasound
and other diagnostic and monitoring
equipment. The only Level 2 Pediatric
Trauma Center on the south shore,
this enhanced Pediatric Emergency
Department space complements the
highly-skilled pediatric surgeons and
sub-specialists who are called upon
daily to minister to children’s health
needs. The new Pediatric Emergency
Department is the only one of its
kind in the region, with a specialized
environment that caters to children’s
medical and emotional needs. It is the
embodiment of Catholic Health’s mission
to help and heal with both empathy and
clinical excellence.

New emergency department makes a difference

Felicity Mijares’ parents are forever thankful for the expert
doctors and nurses who quickly diagnosed their then 2-year
old daughter with a life-threatening illness and quickly
administered a blood transfusion. “I remember vividly the
sounds I heard the night we were in the emergency room with
Felicity,” Mr. Mijares said. “For children who don’t understand,
it can be scary to hear other kids crying or alarms going off.
Children hear the sounds and become anxious, and you as a
parent get anxious. The new facility will make a big difference.”

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 Ensuring
access for all
The coronavirus pandemic tested Catholic Health’s commitment to our founding
mission like no other time in our history. Underserved communities, those hardest hit
by the pandemic, are always a focus of Catholic Health’s enduring spirit to care for the
marginalized and less fortunate. Dignity and respect for each and every individual is
rooted in the quality care provided at each hospital, physician practice, ambulatory
care center and skilled nursing facility. But more importantly, this sensitivity to the
human spirit manifests itself every day in the care we bring directly to children and
adults in local neighborhoods and communities where socioeconomic factors make it
difficult to access care, feed a family, or shelter in a clean and safe environment.

Much has been written and is For those without access to primary and similar events occur year round.
now known about the negative care, Catholic Health’s Healthy These offerings are in direct response
effect on health, both physical and Sundays outreach program and to health and social support needs
mental, that those in marginalized Bishop McHugh Health Centers expressed by the community. Grants
communities face. This is a sad truth are a lifeline. Primary care is the from the Mother Cabrini Health
that Catholic Health ministers to foundation to good health and the Foundation allow us to build upon
on a daily basis, and our efforts are avoidance of conditions that, if this expanding network of free
making a difference in lightening the left untreated, worsen over time, care, including servicing thousands
burden of the underserved. become harder to treat and hinder of veterans at the Stephen B. Gold
quality of life. Routine screenings, Dental Clinic.
education and vaccination are all
Mission in action Catholic Health often works with
available through these community
the Long Island Health Collaborative,
Most immediately, we partnered with service programs. Our Community
a bi-county population health
local community-based organizations Health Outreach buses are a welcome
initiative established to promote
and local municipalities to offer sight in vulnerable communities and
good health in the region through
COVID-19 vaccinations in the heart provide thousands of free cancer
collaboration with partners. As
of communities hardest hit. Free flu screenings each year.
a system, we have taken a lead
clinics also occur in these locations in A range of free support groups, in the region’s population health
any given year. wellness workshops and seminars, endeavors by improving individual
and community health through
person-centered care coordination,
compassionate attention to cultural
Whole person care is nothing new to Catholic Health. and ethnic sensitivities, and our
Our founding sisters cared for their patients in this way. It was all-encompassing mission to ensure
a natural extension of their concern for each person’s dignity every individual receives high quality
to ask about food insecurity, housing and other basic needs, care regardless of their situation.
while they tended to the patient’s illness.

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“The culture of our system is really driven toward serving the community. The people
who work here really strive to deliver high-quality care. Our core values and strengths
were highlighted throughout COVID and that continues. We do anything we can to
help patients.”
Christopher Raio, MD
Chairman, Emergency Medicine
Catholic Health

Community 27
 Community

The Catholic Health Community Health & Outreach Bus

travels to neighborhoods and community locations throughout
Long Island, bringing basic primary care and screenings to the
patient’s doorstep. This outreach is made possible through a
generous grant from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

Caring for all communities

Catholic Health brings hope and healing to all individuals both through exceptional medical care and
compassionate consideration of the social support needs of individuals, such as housing, employment, food
assistance and convenient access to health services, including free screenings. Nearly 80 percent of health
outcomes are dependent upon these behavioral and social support factors. Catholic Health is committed to
caring for the whole person, especially in underserved areas.

Addressing food insecurity via Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grants and collaborating with Island Harvest on food drives.

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Ministering to the underserved
Since the founding of our first hospital in the 1920s to the establishment of our world-class cardiac care program and,
more recently, state-of-the-art cancer institutes, Catholic Health’s vow is to take care of those in need. Our system prides
itself on its understanding of surrounding communities and their needs. Catholic Health brings exceptional care and
comfort wherever it is needed—the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

$4.3 million 4,000 Number of visits in 2021

at the Family Care Center at
 Mother Cabrini Health Projected screenings
Mercy Hospital to receive
health services:
Foundation grants in 2020 for 2022 through
An additional $3.5 million in 2021;
Applied for $4.2 million in 2022
Community Outreach buses
for both Nassau & Suffolk 2,763
children visits

$85.5 million 6,000+ 3,815

Free dental visits pregnant women visits
3-year average
at Stephen B. Gold between OB/GYN,
charity care write-off Dental Clinic in 2021 Maternal Fetal Medicine

23 1,800+
Healthy Sunday events Uninsured patients
in 2021; screened 750 treated
at Bishop McHugh Health
Centers in 2021

“The technology we have today has definitely expanded and flourished over the years,
allowing us to continue enhancing the clinical care we offer. What hasn’t changed and
what remains vital is a nurse’s ability to connect with his or her patients when providing
care. This is something that we continue to share and model with our nurses and health
care workers.”
Sister Katherine A. Murphy, CSJ
Clinical Nurse Educator and Interim Director of Nursing Education
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®

Community 29
 Bolstering local
economies and communities
Catholic Health is the third largest employer on Long Island with more than
16,000 employees. We contributed a staggering $4.6 billion to the region’s
economy in 2020, solidifying our presence as an economic engine for the
region. With so many employees and extensive purchasing power, our system
supports local shopkeepers, manufacturers and other businesses, helping
the communities in which its buildings and programs exist to thrive and
grow. Catholic Health truly brings economic and environmental stability to
surrounding neighborhoods and communities, a welcome byproduct of the
system’s enduring mission to help and heal.

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Catholic Health improves the economy & community
Data presented here reflects the total economic and community benefit provided by Catholic Health’s six
hospitals. It depicts recent data compiled by the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
from a variety of federal and state sources.

$4,654,000,000 Catholic Health

hospitals rely on state
and federal funding
Economic activity generated by hospitals through jobs and the
purchasing of goods and services makes up 10.6% of the state’s entire
gross domestic product.
45%
22,000 Jobs generated: Hospitals and health systems
are often the largest employers in communities, generate many more
Reimbursement from
Medicaid and Medicare
jobs and are top 10 private sector employers in every region of New York. A large share of hospital

$706,000,000 Tax dollars generated:

New York hospitals generate significant tax dollars and stimulate the
reimbursement comes from
Medicare and Medicaid, which
do not cover the cost of care.
economies of local communities and the whole state. This underpayment is driven by
large volumes of inpatient and

$258,000,000 Community benefits outpatient services provided to

individuals covered by these public
and investments: Adhering to their charitable mission, hospitals insurance programs. At this system,
cover the cost of care provided to people in need; subsidize care and 67% of inpatient discharges
services to low-income, elderly, and underserved communities; and and 53% of outpatient visits are
continuously invest in many community health initiatives. covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

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 Investing in
digital health
Technology makes a huge difference in everyone’s life, especially when it comes to
the delivery of health care. At Catholic Health, we continuously invest in all types of
technology to ensure our patients receive the highest quality of cutting-edge care.
But we never lose sight of the importance of the human touch and use technology to
complement our hallmark compassionate and personalized approach to care. For us,
digital health platforms extend the human factor in medicine. They do not replace it.

These platforms underscore our commitment to our
patients. We are there for them 24/7—anytime they
need us. That is a measure of comfort for both patient
and provider. We place a high priority on consumer
satisfaction. Digital technology, because of its convenience
and accessibility, ensures our patients have ease of access
to our services and clinicians. We pledge to “deliver the
right care, at the right time, in the right place.”
Catholic Health MyChart
Catholic Health MyChart is the system’s secure portal
that keeps patients informed and engaged in their own
health care. Catholic Health eHealth—our electronic
medical record (EMR)—allows physicians and other
health care providers to work from a single shared health
record for every patient. This streamlines care because a
patient’s diagnosis can be viewed by multiple disciplines.
Patients can log into their MyChart account from a home
computer, smartphone or tablet to view all their medical
and health information, as well as their billing status and
appointment information. The eUpdate functionality lets
patients request updates to medications, allergies and
current health issues. Linked to the U.S. National Library
of Medicine, MyChart also allows patients to create a
personalized, pocket-sized medical information card and
simply click to “learn more” about the health topics that
pertain to them.

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Virtual appointments (eVisit™)

1,400 Virtual appointments permit patients

to receive prompt care from the
comfort and convenience of home.
eVisits
Whether a patient has questions, needs
in 2021
a follow-up, or has a non-emergency
medical issue, Catholic Health offers same-day eVisits—
virtual house calls—for those with a phone, computer
or tablet. Our app for iPhone and Android makes virtual
health care run smoothly. Our team of specially-trained
physicians and specialized nurses with advanced telehealth
medicine expertise proactively manage a patient’s care
by monitoring heart rate, blood pressure, weight, oxygen
level and more. Virtual appointments ensure continuity
of care and help lead to improved outcomes and patient
satisfaction.

Home Care
Home care is all about improving health and wellness
for patients within the comfort and safety of their own
home. Home care is a mix of telehealth and in-person
care. Catholic Health’s Home Care team is dedicated
to delivering services and programs that reflect our
commitment to superior compassionate care, with the goal
of improving and maintaining patients’ health within the
comfort and convenience of a home environment. Under
the direction of a physician, home care may even replace
the need for hospitalization in some cases. Our home
care programs span the fields of Behavioral Health, Better
Breathing Now, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) Management, Diabetes Care Management, Fall
Prevention, Home Infusion, Pediatric Care, Pre-Eclampsia,
and Total Joint Management. Team members include
home health aides, medical social workers, occupational
therapists, pastoral care chaplains, physical therapists,
registered and licenses nurses, registered dieticians,
speech-language pathologists and wound care specialists.

“The path to becoming the premier health care system in our market is the digital
experience. Catholic Health is making a strategic investment in leading-edge
technologies to make digital access to—and support of—our clinical services
second to none.”
Michael Mainiero
Senior Vice President & Chief Digital and Information Officer
Catholic Health
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 Innovating to
enhance care
Catholic Health physicians and researchers conduct groundbreaking clinical trials in
cardiac care and cancer treatment, often leading the way for innovative procedures,
new medications and other novel treatment interventions to receive federal approval.
Our investigators readily translate research from the benchtop to the bedside,
a distinctive advantage for our patients who benefit equally from pioneering
medical science and the compassionate way in which care is always delivered at
Catholic Health. Rising physicians and researchers who complete residencies and
fellowships at Catholic Health hospitals and facilities further contribute to our standing
as a leading innovator in translational research, both nationally and internationally.

The need is now

The COVID-19 pandemic stressed all aspects of medicine, especially in the early months when respiratory complications
were widespread among patients. Treatment teams at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® quickly realized that their
knowledge of 3D printing for complex heart disease could manufacture parts, which were in short supply, for the
BiPAP machines that allowed people to breathe on their own and avoid intubation and ventilation. Working with a local
academic partner and its engineers, the team produced replacement parts within days.

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Clinical trials bring care to a new level
Cardiovascular research
Landmark research investigating potential therapies and procedures to treat cardiovascular Participating in
diseases occurs at The DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute, part of St. Francis Hospital &
Heart Center ®. The breakthrough procedure known as intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), a novel
approach that uses shock waves to break coronary calcification blockages, received Food and
Drug Administration approval in large part due to the clinical trials led by Catholic Health’s
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cardiac trials
interventional cardiologists.
New therapies are under clinical investigation to optimize treatment of high cholesterol,
persistent chest pain due to coronary artery disease, treatment of coronary blockages, valvular
heart disease without open heart surgery, and heart failure. Intravascular imaging technology
of coronary arteries is expanded to “bypass” vein grafts during open heart surgery, and leadless
pacemakers are under investigation to reach a larger population of eligible patients. The risk of
stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation is being studied with a next generation closure device
for the top left chamber of the heart.
Trials related to improved minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures, intravascular
imaging and improved recovery times for open heart surgery are also underway. Research
results published in hundreds of national and international peer-reviewed publications solidify
Catholic Health as a regional and national leader in cardiac care.
St. Francis Hospital’s DeMatties Cardiovascular Institute is broadening its research collaboration
to include NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine to link physician education and academic
medicine with clinical research.

“Catholic Health is pushing back the boundaries of what is possible in the area of cardiac
care and treatment. At St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® our physicians are world
leaders in research, serving as principal investigators in numerous trials that are studying
emerging techniques, tools and therapies to improve outcomes and save lives. Our cardiac
research spans precision angioplasty, minimally invasive heart valve replacement, coronary
bypass surgery and calcium ablation. We’re changing the face of cardiac care—right here,
right now.”

Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil
Director, DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ®
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 Cancer research
Expanded treatment options are available to Long Islanders through Catholic Health’s Participating in
research partnership with world-renowned Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The cancer
institutes at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® and Good Samaritan Hospital are
involved in 27 clinical trials at various stages. These studies are pushing the standards of
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cancer care to new heights. Catholic Health’s Cancer Institutes are the lead researchers on oncology
a variety of National Institutes of Health clinical trials, which means our researchers and clinical trials
clinicians oversee the trials and enroll participants. This is unusual for community-hospital
settings. But it means extraordinary and exclusive access to trials and trial outcomes for
our patients on Long Island.

“The clinical trials we are conducting are pushing the frontiers of cancer care.
Our patients here on Long Island are able to access novel therapies that are
making a positive difference, both in longevity and quality of life.”
Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD, Chairman, Cancer Services, Catholic Health

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“It’s one thing to be the best at today’s cardiovascular procedures and driving
technologies—it’s another to be in the lead on what’s coming tomorrow.
At St. Francis Heart Center, we are bringing tomorrow’s solutions to Long Islanders
and New Yorkers today. I am proud to say that not only is St. Francis participating
in clinical trials but also we are in fact leading a good many, both in terms of science
and enrollment.”
Richard Shlofmitz, MD
Chairman, Cardiovascular Services
Catholic Health

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 Contributing
to the mission
Repetitive surges in COVID-19 cases during 2021 placed extraordinary pressures
on the clinical teams at Catholic Health, but the support and encouragement
of grateful patient families helped to lighten the load. Inspired by our mission
and patients’ personal experiences with Catholic Health physicians, nurses and
other caregivers, generous donors and private foundations responded with
unprecedented philanthropic support.

Thousands of individuals and families turned their

generous spirit toward Catholic Health in 2021 and chose to
make a difference by advancing excellence in health care.
We are humbled to have their support and we honor their
trust in our system by striving to provide the very best
in personalized care here on Long Island, particularly for
those who need that care the most.

Amplifying the human touch

One hallmark of many of the major gifts received in 2021
was the focus they brought to enhancing programs and
technology in ways that will allow Catholic Health hospitals
to amplify and extend our renowned emphasis on the
individual patient. With funds donated for increased
telehealth activity, for example, we were able to launch
a novel “Telemommies” program at Mercy Hospital for
high-risk expectant mothers to stay connected with their
doctors both before and after delivery. Likewise, donor
support allowed Catholic Health to bring critical services to
the underserved and uninsured to fill gaps in care for those
who need it most.

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Generosity of spirit: Philanthropy shines in 2021
With 14,548 individual gifts made over the course of the year, it would be impossible to detail more than a small
sampling of the wonderful support received. Here are a few gifts that represent the transformational power of giving
at Catholic Health:

$250,000
t o St. Catherine of Siena Hospital
pledged by an anonymous donor
to bring St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® cardiac
care to the new Chest Pain Center at St. Catherine of
Siena Hospital.
$1.1 million
t o Good Samaritan Hospital
from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
as a challenge grant to drive grateful patient family
giving for renovations to the mother-baby unit.

$325,000
i n the form of 10 gifts across Catholic Health
from the Marilyn Lichtman Foundation,
primarily for strategic equipment purchases at each entity.
$3 million
t o the DeMatteis Center for Cardiovascular Research
at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ®
from multiple donors
in honor of Dr. Alan Guerci, on the occasion of his
retirement. A permanent endowment, The Alan D. Guerci

$410,000
Endowment for Cardiovascular Research, has been
established to provide perpetual seed funding for
clinical research in cardiac care.
t o Catholic Home Care

$4.5 million
from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
for expansion of its telehealth services for
home-based care.
t o St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®
from the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation

$1 million
t o Mercy Hospital
for the naming of two key elevator banks and
for creating a new physicians lounge in the
main hospital lobby.
from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
for construction of a new Pre-Surgical Testing Unit on
the second floor of the new Family Care Center.

$1 million
t o Good Shepherd Hospice
from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
for implementation of a new electronic medical record
(EMR) platform to support home-based hospice care.

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 Supporting
our communities

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Catholic Health partners with a variety of Long Island organizations and causes to
meet the health care needs of the diverse communities we serve. It’s another way
we place patients and their families at the center of everything we do. Our employees
are out there in local neighborhoods donating their professional time and talents,
and demonstrating their personal commitment to affirm the dignity of each individual.

Cycling for cancer research

We joined with our affiliate Roswell Park Care Network
to hold Empire State Ride Long Island to raise funds to
support cancer research and clinical trials. It was our
honor to host this first extension of the Empire State Ride
right here in our own community—Long Island. Clinical
trials hold the promise of greater hope for cancer patients.
With our partner, Roswell Park, we are discovering
ground-breaking cancer therapies and offering them
to Catholic Health patients.
Research projects and clinical trials are time consuming
and costly, which is why any action we can take to help
move these life-saving therapies along is a priority for
us. That’s why on a hot summer day many of our senior
leaders and administrators, physicians, nurses, other
clinical staff and support staff hopped on their bicycles
and rode for 10, 25 and even 62 miles.

Walking for heart health

Catholic Health is a proud sponsor of the American
Heart Association’s Long Island Heart Walk, an
event that raises funds for the fight against heart
disease and stroke. Funds are used for education
and prevention programs, advocacy initiatives,
and cutting-edge scientific research. With the
renowned St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center ® part
of our system, we are especially supportive of this
organization and all it does for Long Islanders.

Racing toward improved health

The Suffolk County Marathon and Half Marathon raise
funds to support our veterans on Long Island. Our
partner in this awesome race series is Suffolk County.
This event is now a Long Island staple not only for
avid runners but also for community members who
cheer them on and the dozens of local businesses and
organizations that join us in supporting this race and
its honorable cause to help veterans.

Catholic Health in Motion 41

 Officers and Board of
Directors/Trustees
Catholic Health Corporate Members
Most Rev. John Barres
Rev. Eric Fasano
Most Rev. Richard Henning
Sister MaryLou Kelly, CIJ
Rev. Msgr. Robert Morrissey
Sister Noreen Murray, FMM
Catholic
Health
Most Rev. Luis Romero
today
Sister Catherine Sheehan, DW
Richard J.J. Sullivan, Jr.
Most Rev. Andrzej Zglejszewski
Rev. Msgr. James Vlaun

Catholic Health Board of Directors

Salvatore Sodano, John Francfort, MD
Chair Deacon Frank L. Kurre
Brian McGuire, Hon. Anthony Marano
Vice Chair
Rev. John McCartney
Jerome Poller,
Stephen McLoughlin
Secretary
Rev. Msgr. Robert Morrissey
Robert Zuccaro,
Treasurer Christopher Pascucci
Thomas Christman Peter Quick
Kevin J. Conway William Ward
Peter D’Angelo Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO,
ex-officio, President & CEO
Rev. Peter Dugandzic
Virginia Ewen, RN
We share joy
Continuing Care Board of Trustees
Thomas Christman, Justin McCarthy,
Chair Treasurer
Michael Lambert, Doulas Celiberti
Secretary John O’Brien
Jennifer Hoffman, Peter Dagher
Vice Chair
Rev. Stephen Pietrowski
Peter Wright

We promote healing

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 We foster encouragement

We raise awareness

We work together

We embrace faith
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