Our Sponsor Catholic Health Ministries

Catholic Health Ministries (CHM), the sponsor of Trinity Health, is an entity established by the Catholic Church to oversee the healing ministry and Catholic identity of Trinity Health. The members of Catholic Health Ministries, a self-perpetuating public juridic person (PJP) and the Trinity Health Board of Directors, are the same persons and carry both the canonical and civil responsibilities for the ministry of Trinity Health.

The purpose of CHM is to further the healing ministry of Jesus in the Church through the ownership, management and governance of health facilities, programs and services intended to improve the health of individuals and the communities served.

The Religious Congregations that have entrusted their health care ministries to CHM are:

• Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana
• Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
  • Mid-Atlantic Community, Merion, Pennsylvania
  • New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community, Buffalo, New York
  • Northeast Community, Cumberland, Rhode Island
  • South Central Community, Belmont, North Carolina
  • West Midwest Community, Omaha, Nebraska
• Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York
• Sisters of Providence, Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, Florida

Our Catholic Identity

Through continual reflection on our Catholic Identity, we strive to enliven and deepen the commitment to serve as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We recognize that at its theological core, Catholic health ministry is a manifestation of God's love in communion with others.

We are grateful for the rich Catholic tradition within which we stand including the pastoral and theological images of Christ, church, ministry and sacrament, as well as the great moral traditions. These core elements of Catholic identity serve as on-going sources for reflection and creativity as we respond to the Gospel mandate to "Go and do likewise."