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CONSUMING CARE: CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE AND THE DANGERS OF COMMODIFYING A MINISTRY

Flores, Rafael Estuardo
http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3621-5206
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1710860278804711

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2024, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Bioethics.
This paper examines the impact consumerist healthcare is having on Catholic Health Ministries, particularly in the language that is adopted and integrated by its leadership into their organizational culture. It shows that while the broader consumerist culture has shaped healthcare in the United States, such an influence is notable in Catholic healthcare, which comprises a significant portion of the healthcare sector in the United States. It shows that while Catholic hospitals and systems proclaim themselves to be ministries rooted in the theological tradition and spirituality of the Catholic Church, they utilize language and have practices that are informed by consumer culture, which runs counter to said theological tradition. Thus, by adopting consumerist language and practices, Catholic health ministries risk losing their capacity to remain genuinely Catholic. By exploring this risk, this paper will offer a caution to Catholic health ministries and proposes that formation, as a deliberate exposure of leaders and team members within Catholic healthcare to Catholic theology, is a means by which Catholic healthcare ministries can cultivate a culture, rooted in the spirituality of their founding orders, that will preserve their missional identity as the healthcare sector becomes increasingly consumeristic.
Matthew Vest, PhD (Advisor)
Courtney Thiel, JD (Committee Member)
Ryan Nash, MD (Committee Member)
48 p.
Business Administration; Ethics; Health Care
Catholic Healthcare, Consumerism, Formation. Catholic Ethics

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  • Flores, R. E. (2024). CONSUMING CARE: CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE AND THE DANGERS OF COMMODIFYING A MINISTRY [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1710860278804711

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Flores, Rafael. CONSUMING CARE: CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE AND THE DANGERS OF COMMODIFYING A MINISTRY. 2024. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1710860278804711.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Flores, Rafael. "CONSUMING CARE: CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE AND THE DANGERS OF COMMODIFYING A MINISTRY." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1710860278804711

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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