Clifton R
Health Prog. 1986 Jun;67(5):49-50.
The health care revolution of the 1960s was affected not only by changes in government's public policy but also changes in Church teaching. As Medicare and Medicaid helped finance the building of many new facilities, religious institutes--influenced by the decisions of the second Vatican Council--began to redefine themselves. The growth in each area was a hopeful sign of the ability to care for more people and extend Jesus' healing mission. Today health care organizations face pressures to compete, diversify, and reorganize. To ensure that they remain renewed and vital in the midst of change, they must promote their mission and philosophy through reeducation and socialization. The chief executive officer, who ultimately is responsible for ensuring that the organization is value-driven, must not abdicate this responsibility. Maintaining a religious organization's mission is as essential to its survival as meeting the budget, developing a strategic plan, or recruiting physicians.
20世纪60年代的医疗保健革命不仅受到政府公共政策变化的影响，也受到教会教义变化的影响。随着医疗保险和医疗补助计划帮助为许多新设施的建设提供资金，宗教机构——受第二次梵蒂冈大公会议决定的影响——开始重新定义自身。每个领域的发展都是能够照顾更多人并扩展耶稣治愈使命的一个充满希望的迹象。如今，医疗保健组织面临着竞争、多元化和重组的压力。为确保它们在变革中保持更新和活力，它们必须通过再教育和社会化来推广其使命和理念。首席执行官最终负责确保组织以价值观为导向，绝不能放弃这一责任。维持一个宗教组织的使命对于其生存而言，与满足预算、制定战略计划或招募医生同样重要。
