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Health System announces experienced nonprofit leader Michael Goar as next president and CEO

After an extensive national search, the Sisters of Charity Health System has named Michael J. Goar as its new President and CEO, to lead the Cleveland-based Catholic nonprofit in its next era of service. Goar, an accomplished executive with over 25 years driving impact for mission-driven organizations, will assume the role on July 22, 2024, succeeding Jan Murphy, M.S.N., FACHE.

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Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood hires new program director

February 17, 2025

Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood hires new program director

The Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood, which is a program of the Sisters of Charity Health System, has hired Catondra Noye as its new program director. The Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood works with multiple partners in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood to break the cycle of poverty and address social drivers of health by advancing family health, education, social capital, stability and economics. Noye brings 25 years of experience as a community-focused leader with organizations around the country.

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$28 million behavioral health crisis receiving center planned for former St. Vincent Charity medical building

February 10, 2025

$28 million behavioral health crisis receiving center planned for former St. Vincent Charity medical building

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County (ADAMHS) is partnering with The Centers and Cuyahoga County to create a new $28 million behavioral health crisis receiving center at a three-story medical building on the former St. Vincent Charity Medical Center campus.

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visits Rosary Hall outpatient addiction treatment program

February 7, 2025

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visits Rosary Hall outpatient addiction treatment program

The Sisters of Charity Health System was honored to host Governor Mike DeWine Thursday, February 6. Governor DeWine toured the outpatient addiction treatment program, Rosary Hall, which has provided care, treatment and hope to over 100,000 drug and alcohol dependent people since 1952. Rosary Hall has relocated into a modern space in the Sisters of Charity Health System Building, 2475 East 22nd Street.

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Health System President and CEO Michael Goar named to The Center for Health Affairs Board of Directors

January 21, 2025

Health System President and CEO Michael Goar named to The Center for Health Affairs Board of Directors

Michael Goar, president and CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System, has been named to The Center for Health Affairs Board of Directors. Goar joins Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, president & CEO, MetroHealth, as one of two new directors on the board.

Sisters of Charity Health System, Michael Goar
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton supports new home of EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center

December 23, 2024

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton supports new home of EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center

EN-RICH-MENT in Canton provides free music and arts education, plus leadership and life skills classes for youth ages 5 to 18. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton helped support the building of a new education center in Downtown Canton dedicated to the educational programs of EN-RICH-MENT, with the new facility opening in June. The foundation's board of directors held a recent meeting at the new building.

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Crain's Cleveland Business features vision for the health system's future

December 13, 2024

Crain's Cleveland Business features vision for the health system's future

When the Sisters of Charity Health System was looking for a new CEO earlier this year, it wanted someone to "develop an innovative strategy to ensure that the health system is well-positioned to continue to serve the community and carry on the mission of the Sisters of Charity in perpetuity." That’s the objective Michael Goar has been focused on since he became CEO this summer. Goar outlined his vision for the future of the health system in a recent interview with Crain's Cleveland Business.

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National newspaper Catholic Health World features Joseph & Mary’s Home in cover story article

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National newspaper Catholic Health World features Joseph & Mary’s Home in cover story article

In its December edition, Catholic Health World, the national newspaper of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, published a cover page article about Joseph & Mary’s Home. The article highlights how Joseph & Mary’s Home provides people experiencing homelessness with medical respite to heal after being discharged by hospitals, plus links to housing to be able to maintain health, stability and long-term wellness.

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