Catholic Healthcare West Contributes $250,000 to Tsunami Relief; Catholic Relief Services Receives Financial Support from Not-for-Profit Health System.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. (CHW CHW Chicago White Sox CHW Catholic Healthcare West CHW Children's Hospital at Westmead (Australia) CHW Children's Hospital of Wisconsin CHW Community Health Worker CHW ChileHardware (Spanish website) ) announced today a $250,000 donation to Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community. Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 80 million people in 99 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the to aid the victims of the earthquake and tsunamis that have ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Thailand among other countries. "A vital part of CHW's mission is partnering with communities and serving those who are in need. It is times like this that we all become involved in bringing relief to those who have been affected by devastation," said Lloyd Dean, president/chief executive officer of CHW. "We are all touched by this tragedy and are holding all those affected in our hearts and prayers." Many CHW hospital foundations are also receiving donations from hospital employees who wish to make a contribution to those affected by the tsunamis. The foundations are delivering those donations to local branches of various relief organizations. About Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), headquartered in San Francisco, CA, is a system of 40 hospitals and medical centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Founded in 1986, it is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest Catholic health care system based in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . CHW is committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services with special attention to the poor and underserved. The CHW network of more than 7,500 physicians and approximately 40,000 employees provides health care services to more than four million people annually. In 2004, CHW provided more than $566 million in charity care and unsponsored community benefit. For more information, please visit our website at www.CHWhealth.org. |
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