It originated as Catholic Community Services, and as a result of the work Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, later became Catholic Health and Rehabilitation Services.[2][3][4]
The service operates 26 facilities in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. According to the 2007 Archdiocese of Miami Official Catholic Directory, the two Catholic hospitals, Mercy Hospital in Miami[5] and Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale,[6][7] served 1,278,516 people; three CHS health care centers served 7,896; three homes for the aged assisted 2,578 senior citizens; two residential care centers for children served 376; seven day-care centers served 1,885; two specialized homes assisted 383; twelve special centers for social services served 81,320; and eleven other institutions served 1,432 people in 2007.[3] Catholic Hospice Care is a partnership between the Archdiocese of Miami and Mercy Hospital. It provides end of life care to terminally ill patients and their families throughout Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.[8] Catholic Health Services also operates two Catholic cemeteries, Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Broward County and Our Lady of Mercy in Miami-Dade.[9][10]
^National Labor Relations Board (2003). Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Government Printing Office. pp. 1348–49. ISBN0160678293.
^ abThe Daily Florida Catholic Newspaper (April 10, 2008). "2007 Archdiocese of Miami Official Catholic Directory". The Florida Catholic Newspaper. pp. A4.
^Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. "Catholic Hospice Care". Florida Hospices and Palliative Care. Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
^Catholic Health Services. "Catholic Cemeteries". Catholic Health Services. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
