Advocacy

Many Hands, One Mission At Provena Health, it takes all of us, and each of our diverse gifts, to fulfill the promise that is our mission: to build communities of healing and hope by compassionately responding to human need in the spirit of Jesus Christ.  Each of the 10,684 members of the Provena family is an integral piece to the puzzle-- our "many hands" join together to ensure our "one mission" comes alive in the communities we are privileged to serve.  Why We Value Advocacy Advocacy is deeply rooted in our Catholic identity.  Like Jesus, we are called to be a voice for the voiceless, to attend to the poor and the vulnerable in our communities and to work for economic, political and social conditions that support all individuals.  This advocacy role is as integral to our mission as our healthcare services.  To truly "live our mission" we must speak out on public policy issues that impact the communities we serve.  Ensuring adequate funding for Medicare and Medicaid, health education, long-term care, and many other important community health efforts, as well as advocating on behalf of the growing number of uninsured in our country, continue to be a major focus for our advocacy efforts.  We work hard to develop relationships with our lawmakers to ensure they not only understand the enormous importance of these programs and issues for their communities, but also to support them in the policy-making process.

Advocacy Alerts STATE ISSUES   FEDERAL ISSUES Urge Congress to Extend Section 1011 of the MMA New Legislation Would Help Address Nursing Shortage Urge Congress to Support Economic Relief for States Urge Congress to Support Mental Health Parity Legislation

(above) In September 2006, Board member Sr. Terry Maltby, RSM, (right) and 23 senior members of the Provena system traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL, left) and other Illinois lawmakers regarding community benefit and healthcare access for all.

(above) Lindsey Artola (left), Provena Health's System Vice President of Advocacy and Development, meets regularly with politicians and lawmakers like Illinois Representative Linda Chapa LaVia (D - 83rd District) to discuss matters integral to our healthcare ministries.