title: Addressing spiritual leadership: an organizational model.
abstract: The Joint Commission requires health systems to address spiritual care. Research indicates that spirituality is associated with better physical, psychological, and social health and that culturally diverse populations and individuals at end-of-life often request spiritual care. The authors report the results of a consensus conference of 21 executives representing 10 large faith-based health systems who discussed the input, process, and outcomes of a corporate model for spiritual leadership. Specific initiatives are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, IL 60626, USA. eburkha@luc.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burkhart
authors.forename: P Ann
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Solari-Twadell
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002641:Chicago; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D029181:Spirituality; D013598:Systems Theory; D014481:United States