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A COMPENDIUMof the

Catholic Health Association of Canada

Ottawa CanadaRevised and updated 2011

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A Compendium of the Catholic Health Association of Canadais a special edition book researched, edited and compiled by

Greg J. Humbert on the occasion of thesixty-five anniversary of the

Catholic Health Association of Canada (CHAC).

Eight copies of this book were published,five in colour and three in greyscale..

Two of these copies were deposited in the archivesof the CHAC and two copies were deposited

with the National Library of Canada.

A CD-ROM version of the Compendium was also produced in 2005,through the kind sponsorship of Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC.

© 2011, Catholic Health Alliance of Canada. All rights reserved.



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COMPENDIUM

Researched, compiled and designed byGreg J. Humbert

Caritas Christi Urget Nos“The Love of Christ Impels us“

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Pères Camiliens * Frères de la Charité * Ordre des Frères de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu * Soeurs de l’Assomption de la Sainte-Vierge * Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus * Soeurs Auxiliatrices * Benedictine Sisters of Manitoba * Soeurs du Bon-Pasteur de Québec * Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus * Soeurs de la Charité (Soeurs Grises) de Montréal * Soeurs de la Charité de Notre-Dame d’Évron * Soeurs de la Charité d’Ottawa * Soeurs de la Charité de Québec * Soeurs de la Charité de Saint-Hyacinthe * Soeurs de la Charité de Saint-Louis * Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Halifax) * Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception * Dominicaines Missionnaires Adoratrices * Dominicaines des Saints-Anges Gardiens * Dominicaines de la Trinité * Soeurs de l’Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles * Filles de la Charité du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus * Filles de la Charité de Saint-Vincent de Paul * Filles de la Croix * Filles de Jésus * Filles Réparatrices du Divin Coeur * Filles de la Sagesse * Filles de Sainte-Marie de la Présentation * Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie * Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth * Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception * Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph * Marianites de Sainte-Croix * Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland * Soeurs de Miséricorde * Sisters of Mission Service * Soeurs Missionnaires du Christ-Roi * Missionnaires de l’Immaculée-Conception * Soeurs de Notre-Dame d’Auvergne * Soeurs de Notre-Dame Auxiliatrice * Soeurs de Notre-Dame du Perpétuel-Secours * Religieuses de Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur * Oblates Franciscaines de Saint-Joseph * Sisters of Our Lady of the Cross * Soeurs de Notre-Dame de la Croix * Petites Franciscaines de Marie * Petites Soeurs de l’Assomption * Soeurs de la Providence * Sisters of Providence of Saint Vincent de Paul * Soeurs de Saint-François d’Assise * Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Vallier * Sisters of Saint Joseph of Hamilton * Sisters of Saint Joseph of London * Sisters of Saint Joseph of Pembroke * Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peterborough * Sisters of Saint Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie * Sisters of Saint Joseph of Toronto * Sisters of Saint Martha of Antigonish * Sisters of Saint Martha of Prince Edward Island * Soeurs de Saint-Paul de Chartres * Soeurs de Sainte-Anne * Soeurs de Sainte-Chrétienne * Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille de Bordeaux * Soeurs des Saints-Coeurs de Jésus et de Marie * Soeurs des Saints-Noms de Jésus et de Marie * Servantes du Saint-Coeur de Marie * Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate (Byzantine - Ukrainian Rite) * Ukrainian Sisters of St. Joseph of Saskatoon * Vincentian Sisters of Charity




For all that has been ~

Thank You

For all that will be ~ YESDag Hammarskjöld

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Table of Contents

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ForwardMissionVisionValues

Historical Chart Section A

Presidents Section B

Board Chairs & Directors Section C

Citation Award Section D

Conventions Section E

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Appendices

StaffCatholic HospitalsLong-Term Care

List of acronymsAcknowledgementsIndex

Catholic Health CareBibliography Section K

Section LSection M

Section N

Publications Section F

CHAC Review Section G

Section HSection ISection J

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ForwardThese pages are derived from my personal passion for history and archives. I have always believed that the stories of the past, and the people who have inhabited these stories, are important. We learn much when we know from whence we came. Not only does wisdom have a chance of visiting those who choose to remember their past, but such knowledge also provides the gifts of belonging and community – the knowledge that we are not alone. To know the passion, dedication, faith and sacrifices of those people who have gone before us is to be part of a rich heritage. Belonging to such a heritage, not only guides and corrects us, but it also shores up our courage and inspires us to continue.

It was Elie Wiesel who wrote, “God created man because he liked stories.” This Compendium is the story of the Catholic Health Association of Canada (CHAC). My purpose for researching and compiling this Compendium is to help us not forget the people who are part of the Catholic health care story in Canada. The Compendium is also meant to provide testimony to the mission of Catholic health care in Canada, and the legacy of the values that many religious sisters and lay people practiced in a concrete way on a daily basis. To these ends I have attempted to be as accurate as possible with the names, dates and information included in this Compendium; any errors are my own.

Finally, while this book serves a practical purpose (how many times did we search through the files and archives at the CHAC office for one fact or another?); the Compendium is also a gift. Early on I realized that Richard Haughian was equally passionate about history, especially the history of the Catholic Health Association of Canada. I hope that in years to come he will cherish the memories contained in this book, and that these pages will remind him of the vital part he played in the Association for over twenty years.

Greg J. HumbertMay 12, 2004

Canada Health Day

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NThe Catholic Health Association of Canada is a national Christian community committed to health care in the tradition of the Catholic Church. Our mission is to witness to the healing ministry and abiding presence of Jesus. Our concern is for health in all its aspects: physical, emotional, spiritual, and social.

Because we see health as a condition for full human development, our Association encourages all activities destined to promote wellness, prevent disease, and cure sickness. We commit ourselves to work openly and earnestly, in both official languages, with all people in our society.

Approved by the Board of Directors, March 6, 1987

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The Catholic Health Association of Canada, as a witness to God’s healing activity in the world, is committed to the promotion of a healthy society in which the love, hope and justice of the Gospel are revealed.

To achieve this goal, the CHAC will work with others to ensure that the Canadian society is marked by the following characteristics:

1. In all stages of life, and throughout the continuum of care, the dignity of life is respected.

2. Vibrant Catholic health and social service organizations, as communities of work and service, excel in providing compassionate care.

3. Ethical reflection, spirituality, and justice are widely promoted as central to Canada’s health and social systems.

4. The Church, and individual Christians, act out of a deepened sense of responsibility for the health and healing ministry.

5. Universal access to medically necessary services, regardless of the ability to pay, is protected as the defining feature of Canada’s health care system.

6. The social and economic needs of poor and marginalized people are recognized and given preferential attention.

7. Society endorses the social, economic and ecological determinants of health and incorporates them in public policy development.

Approved by the Assembly, May 4, 1998

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Dignity of the Person

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Concern for Persons in Need

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The Catholic Health Association of Canada, as a witness of God’s healing activity in the world, is committed to the promotion of a healthy society in which the love, hope and justice of the Gospel are revealed. The values embraced by the CHAC are rooted in the life of Jesus.

We respect the intrinsic goodness, worth, spiritual integrity and equality of every person.

We comfort those who are sick, dying and least able to care for themselves.

We offer hope even when situations appear hopeless.

We offer support to those who are marginalized, and work with them to alleviate the causes of poverty.

We promote justice by taking the risks that are needed in order to change attitudes and structures.

Approved by the Assembly, May 17, 1999

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The use of some sort of logo or image began in the late 1970s. For a few years this was used on convention programs and promotional material. You can see the initial use of the cross and maple leaf, symbols of a faith based health care in a national setting.

This simple cross and maple leaf were used in the early 1980s often accompanied and flanked by the acronyms CHAC and ACCS.

It was in 1987 that the standard logo (which became a familiar brand for the Catholic Health Association of Canada)

was first used. Although the coloured version was the official logo, it was often used in its black and white version or a toned one-colour version.

In March 2011 the Governing Council chose a new logo for the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada. The logo aligns with the mission and values of Catholic health care, and reflects the national nature of the Alliance. It also reflects the vibrancy of the Catholic health care c o m m u n i t y a n d i t s commitment to further Jesus’ mission of love and healing.

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The CHAC produced these lapel pins in silver and gold for a number of years presenting them to past members of the CHAC board in recognition of their volunteer service the Catholic health care in Canada

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