Latest updates
Mar 4, 2021
CommonSpirit Health’s Alisahah Cole, MD, System Vice President Innovation and Policy Population Health, shares insights on why vaccine hesitancy may be more prevalent in communities of color.
Jan 28, 2021
Why are minority communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19? Initial research indicates that socioeconomic factors are the primary contributor for the increased rate in minority communities.
Dec 29, 2020
Dr. Thomas McGinn, executive vice president of Physician Enterprise, discussed the current state of the pandemic, the vaccine rollout, and growth in virtual care.
Dec 22, 2020
A veteran ICU nurse leaves the hospital after recovering from COVID-19.
Dec 22, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches new heights in communities across the country, Dignity Health provides a simple prescription: Dont Share Your Air.
Oct 12, 2020
For health care workers, the emotional strain of the COVID-19 pandemic is considerable, and balancing work while caring for loved ones at home is especially challenging. CommonSpirit Health has begun offering several new benefits to support our 125,000 health care workers during this difficult time and beyond.
Sep 29, 2020
We have acquired an enormous amount of actionable knowledge about the virus—how to test for and better treat it, how to prevent its spread and how to protect ourselves against it. Our infection prevention leaders share some core lessons learned.
Sep 29, 2020
Chief Nursing Officer Kathleen Sanford salutes the 40,000+ nursing professionals across our system's 137 hospitals in 21 states during what the World Health Organization has declared the International Year of the Nurse.
Sep 8, 2020
"CommonSpirit Health today announced the opening of its Reference Lab, which will more than triple current COVID-19 testing for the nonprofit’s 137 hospitals and 1000+ care sites. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, CommonSpirit’s Lab will alone increase the country’s COVID-19 test capacity by 70,000 tests per week."
Aug 26, 2020
Flu season is almost here, and getting a flu vaccine has never been more important. By vaccinating against the flu, you are helping to reduce its spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping to ensure that our health care systems can manage through this time.
Aug 17, 2020
With the requirements to stay and home and socially distance in response to COVID-19, individuals experiencing homelessness are very susceptible to exposure. We’re committed to strong partnerships with other organizations that work to solve issues of health care access, housing insecurity, and homelessness, while advocating for meaningful policies in the local, state and national arenas.
Jul 21, 2020
Lloyd Dean, CEO, shared his thoughts on assuming the singular CommonSpirit Health CEO role, the intersection of COVID-19 and racism, and the creation of a “movement that cannot be silenced,” during a recent interview with the Advisory Board.
Jul 22, 2020
Our infectious disease expert discusses why everyone plays a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Jul 14, 2020
Our virtual Taking Care of Mama program is helping support pregnant women and new moms in these challenging times. And sessions have just been extended through December 2020!
June 24, 2020
Dr. Marijka Grey explains how we maintain patient privacy during a virtual visit, and offers tips for patients.
June 22, 2020
De-identified cell phone data, public health data, and data from our own care sites can help forecast changes in health care demand and prepare for upticks of COVID-19 patients as communities nationwide relax social distancing orders.
June 18, 2020
At a moment when the racial divide in our country just might be reaching a tipping point, I am hopeful as I see more people acknowledging the role that #Juneteenth played in demonstrating how we can overcome oppressive systems, structures, and institutions.
June 4, 2020
We are continuing to take a number of steps to ensure the safety of our patients, clinicians and staff. Please watch to hear about some of these measures and don’t delay your care. We’re here when you’re ready.
June 5, 2020
Our ambulatory physicians and advanced practice providers have conducted 375,000 virtual visits since the capability rapidly expanded across CommonSpirit Health in response to COVID-19. In the future, virtual will play a key role in patient care across the care continuum, offering convenience, complementing in-person visits, and improving health outcomes.
June 2, 2020
Rev. Tom Harshman, System Vice President, Pastoral and Spiritual Care, offers a reflection on the more than 100,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S.
June 2, 2020
Through a new partnership, CommonSpirit Health has acquired a stake in the largest domestic manufacturer of face masks, including N95 respirators and surgical masks. This creates more resilience in our supply chain and helps provide our workforce with the supplies it needs to deliver care safely.
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 has positioned CommonSpirit Health to serve our communities in innovative ways that we never had imagined. In Los Angeles, our clinical educators stepped up to help a surge hospital open in record time.
May 27, 2020
What's the difference between antibody tests and molecular tests? Is "rapid" testing preferred? Our laboratory medicine experts answer your questions about COVID-19 testing.
May 15, 2020
In this Q&A, President and COO Marvin O'Quinn discusses our mission of advancing social justice for all.
May 8, 2020
As many states have begun to reopen more business and services, many CommonSpirit Health care sites are safely resuming additional health care services and procedures.
APR 29, 2020
Serving 140,000 of CommonSpirit’s patients in 10 states, Health at Home fast-tracked the launch of the telehealth tools not only to serve COVID-19 patients, but also for high-risk patients who are self-isolating so they have access to biomonitoring capabilities and a delivery service that sends pre-arranged medications.
APR 21, 2020
CommonSpirit Health is committed to addressing the public health crisis of violence. Through the alignment of existing programs from Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health, we now have a holistic model for both responding to and preventing violence.
APR 17, 2020
The public-health crisis caused by COVID-19 is placing intense strain on our health care resources, and the response from our clinicians and staff is nothing short of heroic. We must continue to act to make sure we can keep providing patient care and supporting our employees. Today we are taking additional steps to do just that, including a salary deduction for our CEOs and executive leadership team.
APR 14, 2020
CommonSpirit Health is participating in a new public-private effort to identify, manage and move ventilators needed by hospitals across the country treating a surge of COVID-19 patients.
APR 06, 2020
State of California, County of Los Angeles Partner with Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente to Open ‘Los Angeles Surge Hospital’
APR 03, 2020
CommonSpirit Health released the following statement regarding its practice around universal masking at its care facilities across the country.
APR 1, 2020
CommonSpirit Health is providing its caregivers safe and convenient access to essential grocery items in short supply at retail stores by turning its hospital cafes into grocery stores.
APR 2, 2020
The rapid expansion of automated technologies and virtual care is powering the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. CommonSpirit Health has scaled virtual visits and AI-enabled assessments and screenings to millions of patients across 21 states in a matter of weeks.
MAR 27, 2020
CommonSpirit Health, which has hundreds of hospitals and clinics serving patients across 21 states, has implemented restrictions on non-emergency surgeries throughout its system in order to create and preserve surge capacity and personal protective equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate.
MAR 17, 2020
CommonSpirit Health, which has hundreds of hospitals and clinics serving patients across 21 states, will suspend sending patient bills related to the testing and treatment of COVID-19.
From our experts
Dec 3, 2020
President and COO Marvin O’Quinn talks with CNN about how hospitals are faring amid the recent national surge of COVID-19 patients.
Nov 16, 2020
One of the many lessons from the ongoing pandemic is that our entire country must get actively involved in healthcare. Each of us individually can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and all of us collectively can transform our healthcare system into one that prevents illness and helps people live healthier lives.
Oct 30, 2020
CommonSpirit CEO Lloyd Dean discusses how hospital systems have worked hard to be ready for the next wave of COVID-19, and how wearing a mask is the most important thing you can do to help.
Aug 26, 2020
Infectious disease expert Dr. Bilal Naseer discusses the latest trends in the coronavirus pandemic, including a new saliva test.
Aug 10, 2020
Lloyd Dean is honored as one of the most influential minority executives in health care, and addresses a career focused on eliminating health disparities.
Aug 10, 2020
Suja Chandrasekaran, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, shared her insights on virtual care during a recent webinar hosted by U.S. News & World Report.
July 20, 2020
As healthcare moves to virtual care, especially in our current COVID19 environment, Kevin Murphy, Senior Vice President of Mission Innovation, Ethics and Theology, talks with experts about virtual ethics discussions or consultations.
July 22, 2020
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer Rich Roth discusses the important role technology will continue to play in healthcare even after COVID-19.
June 24, 2020
Laura Krausa, Director of Advocacy Programs, discusses how we’re helping address and prevent violence during the pandemic.
May 20, 2020
Dignity Health's spiritual care leadership offers this mindful meditation exercise to reflect on the experience of worry and what has helped us face worry before.
APR 28, 2020
In this op-ed, CEO Lloyd Dean notes the health disparities intensified by COVID-19, and how we can work to build a better system in the future.
APR 28, 2020
In his latest LinkedIn article, CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean addresses building on progress made during the pandemic to create a healthier and more equitable world for every person.
APR 21, 2020
Speaking as part of a panel discussion for the recent Social Innovation Summit, Jahmal Miller, VP of Equity and Inclusion, discusses how Commonspirit is addressing health disparities during COVID-19.
APR 17, 2020
Dr. Kathleen Jordan discusses how physicians and patients have warmed to telemedicine.
APR 17, 2020
The novel coronavirus has a wide variety of symptoms, which shows that it effects more organs than just the lungs. Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at CommonSpirit Health's Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, joined Cheddar to discuss.
APR 17, 2020
Speaking as part of a panel discussion for the recent Social Innovation Summit, Jahmal Miller, VP of Equity and Inclusion, discusses how Commonspirit is addressing health disparities during COVID-19.
APR 17, 2020
The novel coronavirus has a wide variety of symptoms, which shows that it effects more organs than just the lungs. Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at CommonSpirit Health's Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, joined Cheddar to discuss.
APR 17, 2020
Dr. Kathleen Jordan discusses how physicians and patients have warmed to telemedicine.
APR 10, 2020
Through virtual visits, you can see a doctor without leaving your home.
APR 13, 2020
Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Kathleen Jordan addresses immunizations and herd immunity.
APR 5, 2020
Dr. Marijka Grey discusses the actions that truly help caregivers as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
APR 03, 2020
Emergency Medicine specialist Dr. Nicholas Testa discusses how hospitals prepare for coronavirus cases, and the key differences between New York and Los Angeles.
COVID-19
APR 21, 2020
The answer may be different for everyone, depending on how they are experiencing this pandemic. We look at how recovery could look from several perspectives. In each case, all of us have a role to play.
APR 06, 2020
The response to COVID-19 from our amazing physicians, nurses, respiratory techs, and other caregivers has been nothing short of inspiring. And we have made it our top priority to make sure they feel supported and stay healthy during this difficult time.
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