Board of Directors

Supportive Care Coalition's board of directors is composed of representatives from each of its member organizations.  Directors set the goals and objectives of the Coalition, working collaboratively to enhance palliative care within their own organizations and in the health system at large.  An elected executive committee convenes as needed to conduct business between the board's regular quarterly meetings.

2009 Executive Committee

Chairperson:  
        James Shaw, Providence Health & Services

Vice Chairperson:   
         Cathy Follmer, Catholic Healthcare Partners

Members at Large:  
         Joseph Chan, Sisters of Mercy Health System
         Mary Ann Collins, SSM Health
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Ascension Health

Dan O'Brien, PhD
Vice President, Ethics
4600 Edmundson Rd
St. Louis, MO  63134
(314) 733-8215
dobrien@ascensionhealth.org

Sr. Marilyn Perkins
Vice President, Mission Integration
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
169 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, NY  13905-4171
(607) 798-5515
mperkins@lourdes.com



Bon Secours Health System

Pat Franco, PhD
Director, Holistic Health Education
8220 Meadowbridge Road, MOB Suite 114
Mechanicsville, VA  23116
(804) 764-7652
Pat_Franco@bshsi.com

Maria Gatto, MA, APRN, BC-PCM, NP, BC-AHN, HNP
Director of Palliative Care
1505 Marriottsville Road
Marriottsville, MD  21104
(410) 442-3242
Maria_Gatto@bshsi.com




Catholic Health Association of the United States

Ed Giganti
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
4455 Woodson Road
St. Louis, MO  63134-3797
(314) 253-3506
egiganti@chausa.org

Fr. Tom Nairn, OFM
Senior Director, Ethics
4455 Woodson Road
St. Louis, MO  63134-3797
(314) 253-3465
tnairn@chausa.org

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Catholic Health East


Philip Boyle, PhD
Vice President, Mission & Ethics
14 Campus Boulevard, Suite 300
Newtown Square, PA   19073
(610) 355-2063
pboyle@che.org

Victoria Christian, BSN, MBA
Vice President, Clinic Improvement, Continuing Care
3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100
Newtown Square, PA  19073
(610) 355-2049
vchristian@che.org


 

Catholic Health Initiatives

Lois Lane, JD, APRN, BC
Director of Ethics
3900 Olympic Blvd., Suite 400
Erlanger, KY   41018-1099
(859) 594-3230
loislane@catholichealth.net

Colleen Scanlon, RN, JD
Senior Vice President, Advocacy
1999 Broadway Suite 4000
Denver, CO  80202-4004
(303) 383-2693
colleenscanlon@catholichealth.net




Catholic Healthcare Partners

Patti Beach, MSN, RN, ACON
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Patient Navigator
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
5A Palliative Care
2213 Cherry St.
Toledo, OH  43608
(419) 251-4223
Patricia_Beach@mhsnr.org

Cathy Follmer, RN, BSN, MBA, CHCE, CRNI
Corporate Director, Home Care Operations & Palliative/Chronic Care Initiatives
Catholic Healthcare Partners
615 Elsinore Place
Cincinnati, OH  45202
(513) 236-5200
cxfollmer@health-partners.org

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CHRISTUS Health

Mike Sullivan, BSN, MA, MS, RN
System Director, Mission Integration and Development
6363 North Hwy 161, Suite 450
Irving, TX  75038-2238
(281) 936.3797
mike.sullivan@christushealth.org


Covenant Health System

Sr. Catherine O'Connor, CSB, PhD, DAPA
Vice President, Mission and Sponsorship
420 Bedford St.
Lexington, MA  02420
(781) 862-1634
catherine_oconnor@covenanths.org

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Alice Battista, RN, BSN
Director, Mission Services
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
500 Hennessy Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70808
(225) 765-8996
abattist@ololrmc.com

Becky Benoit, RN
Coordinator, Comfort Care Team
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
611 St. Landry Street
Lafayette, LA  70506
(337) 289-4079
rb0658@lourdesrmc.com


OSF HealthCare

Katie Jones, RN, MS
Administrator, Home Care
OSF Home Care
2265 W. Altorfer Dr.
Peoria, IL 61615-1807
(309) 683-7748
katie.jones@osfhealthcare.org

Robert Sawicki, MD
Medical Director
OSF Home Care
2265 W. Altorfer Dr.
Peoria, IL 61615-1807
(309) 683-4940
robert.sawicki@osfhealthcare.org


PeaceHealth

Bridget Carney, PhD, RN
System Director of Ethics
14432 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 300
Bellevue, WA  98007-6412
(425) 649-3862
bcarney@peacehealth.org

Joy Cresci , RN
Regional Director
3333 RiverBend Dr.
Springfield, OR 97477
(514) 222-3573
jcresci@peacehealth.org

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Provena Health

Tom Nehring
System Senior Vice President, Mission Services
19065 Hickory Creek Dr., #300
Mokena, IL 60448
(708) 478-7678
Thomas.Nehring@provena.org


Providence Health & Services

Barbara Segal, MA
Director of Programs
Providence Center for Health Care Ethics
9205 SW Barnes Rd
Portland OR  97217 
(503) 216-1910
barbara.segal@providence.org

James Shaw, MD
Medical Director, Providence Center for Faith & Healing
101 W. 8th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99220-2555
(509) 474-3097
james.shaw@providence.org


Sisters of Charity Health System

Sr. Rosemarie Carfagna, OSU
Vice President for Mission and Ministry
2351 East 22nd St.
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 875-4601
rcarfagna@sistersofcharityhealth.org



Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System

Shirley Heintz, RN, MSA, CNAA
Vice President Patient Care Services
St. Francis Health Center
1700 SW 7th Street
Topeka, KS  66606
(785) 295-8900
shirley.heintz@sftks.net

LaTisha Starbuck, RN, MSHA, FACHE
Vice President Mission & Ethics
Saint John's Health Center
1328 22nd Street
Santa Monica, CA  90404
(310) 829-8680
tish.starbuck@stjohns.org



Sisters of Mercy Health System

Debra Biggs, RN, MA
Director, Mercy Service - Personal Service
14528 South Outer Forty, Suite 100
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 628-3893
debra.biggs@mercy.net

Joseph Chan, MD, MSPH, MPS, FACP
Executive Director, Hospice & Palliative Care
Medical Director, Quality & Patient Safety
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
7301 Rogers Avenue
Fort Smith, AR  72903
(479) 314-2755
Joseph.Chan@Mercy.Net


 
SSM  Health Care

Mary Ann Collins, MSHA
Director of Mission
Director of Footprints Program
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Center
1465 S. Grand Blvd., Rm. 118
St. Louis, MO  63104
(314) 268-4110 or (877) 557-2847
Mary_Ann_Collins@ssmhc.com


 
St. Joseph Health System

Kevin Murphy, PhD
Vice President, Theology & Ethics
500 S. Main St., Suite 1000
Orange, CA  92868-4533
(714) 347-7925
kevin.murphy@stjoe.org





Trinity Health

Sr. Gretchen Elliott, RSM
Vice President, Palliative Care and Special Projects
27870 Cabot Dr.
Novi, MI  48377-2920
(248) 489-6846
elliottg@trinity-health.org

Grace McCauley, RN, MS
CEO, Trinity Home Health Services
Brookside Office Building
17410 College Parkway, Suite 400
Livonia, MI  48152 
mccauleg@trinity-health.org

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