Grateful Hearts - Methodist Healthcare

The Center of
Excellence in Faith
and Health
Creating a new paradigm in healthcare delivery
Today, as healthcare delivery and access become more and more challenging, we are determined to
broaden our definition of the word partner in order to better serve our patients. We believe healthcare
can be improved and access increased if we tap into the power of the faith community and see them as
partners on their members’ health journeys.
To explore the connection between faith and health, we have established our first non-clinical center of
excellence: The Center of Excellence in Faith and Health. As a part of the Center of Excellence in Faith
and Health, we have developed the Congregational Health Network (CHN) - a covenant relationship
between Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare hospitals, Mid-South congregations and community health
organizations. The CHN provides a network
of congregations and faith communities that
partner with us to share the ministry of caring
for our patients, before and after they are in
our care.
♥ “To hear a promise is
encouraging. To experience
a promise is stabilizing.”
Although the Congregational Health Network
and other Center of Excellence programs
are underway, a critical element is missing.
—Pastor James E. Kendrick
These programs need a physical home within
the hospital, so that there are resources
Oak Grove Baptist Church
just steps from the bedside of the patient. To
Congregational Health Covenant Member
support this work, we will build The Center of
Excellence in Faith and Health in the heart of Methodist University Hospital. It will be an onsite and virtual
learning center, and upon its completion, services will extend into the city through the congregations and
neighborhoods.
This remarkable endeavor will take funding and resources beyond the traditional healthcare reimbursements.
Your support of this unique effort could help change healthcare for all of us.
grateful hearts: ♥ patients ♥ partners ♥ donors ♥ community