title: The trustee as steward for the community and the sponsor.
abstract: As a social institution, trusteeship is under fire; and board members (both lay and religious) should understand some common misconceptions about their role and should reassess their obligations to the health care facility, the sponsoring group, and the community at large.
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002977:Clergy; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards*; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006761:Hospitals; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012380:Role; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States