title: Development of a service organization. CHA (Catholic Hospital Association) from post-World War II through Vatican II.
abstract: Having weathered the Depression and war years, CHA in the late 1940s looked forward to a new era in Catholic healthcare. The third and fourth articles of Health Progress's six-part history of CHA described how Rev. Alphonse M. Schwitalla, SJ, led the association through one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history. This article follows CHA's development into a modern service organization under the leadership of Rev. John J. Flanagan, SJ. The series' final installment, which will appear in the July-August issue, describes how CHA has modernized its services and structure in the past two decades to help its members adjust to a turbulent environment.
authors: Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Kauffman
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D006761:Hospitals; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D012922:Social Change; D012952:Societies; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare