Lessons learned about MAiD from a Catholic healthcare perspective.

As a Catholic healthcare organization, Covenant Health and the Covenant family of institutions in Alberta does not provide Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). However, given its significant palliative and hospice bed base, it responds on average once per week to persons in their care requesting MAiD, requiring Covenant to balance the rights of individuals exploring this legally available option without compromising on its institutional identity and ethical integrity. The article details Covenant's advocacy role with government and public messaging, demonstrating how balancing the rights of all is not only necessary, but possible.

The hospital staff and community benefit. An Iowa facility works to involve busy employees in community benefit reporting.

Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa (MMC), Mason City, IA, has done much over the years to support the poor and underserved of its community. However, in recent years, the facilities leaders came to see that much of its community benefit activity went unreported. They decided to launch an initiative to improve this reporting.