February 27, 2009
Worth Mentioning
St. Mary’s ranks in top ten percent for treating heart attack patients
St. Mary’s Medical Center has been ranked in the top ten percent in the nation for the time it takes its staff to treat a patient suffering from a heart attack. Known widely as “door-to-balloon” (or D2B) time, it signifies how long it takes a patient to be evaluated from the moment they enter an emergency department until they receive a cardiac catheterization.
The D2B Alliance for Quality is a new Guidelines Applied in Practice program launched by the American College of Cardiology to save time and save lives by reducing the door-to-balloon time in hospitals. The national D2B average is 90 minutes. St. Mary’s ST-elevation myocardial infarction (or STEMI) team has been performing well under that average for the past year.
Resources for Lent
The U.S. Bishops have posted Web resources to help Catholics observe the season of Lent.
Video resources include meditations on the crucified Christ and Michelangelo’s Pieta, and an excerpt from “Come to the Water,” an hour-long documentary about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
Sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the site www.usccb.org/lent is organized around the four pillars of the United States Catholic Cate-chism for Adults (USCCA). They highlight
- What we believe;
- What we celebrate;
- How we live;
- How we pray.
The Website also includes sample chapters from the U.S. Catechism on prayer, the sacraments and the passion and resurrection of Christ. It also features a question-and-answer section on the RCIA and the Paschal Triduum, from Holy Thursday through the Easter vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday.
Resources for prayer include a tutorial on the rosary, text and audio versions of the Stations of the Cross, and a chapter on Lenten prayer from the 2007 USCCB publication, “Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers.
Come and See
The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods will host a “Come and See” weekend for women who are interested in living a life as a vowed member of the Congrega-tion.
The weekend is planned for Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5. Participants will have an opportunity to visit with sisters and learn more about their life and mission, ministries in education, eco-justice and outreach to others through additional ministry opportunities.
It is open to Catholic women of faith, ages 18-42, who are seeking ways to faithfully live out the Gospel message of Jesus. There is no charge for the weekend. Housing and meals are provided.
For additional information, contact Sister Bernice Kuper, Vocations Office, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., 47876; or call (812) 535-2895 or e-mail bkuper@spsmw.org.
Gift for day care/pre-school
The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods have received of a gift from the estate of Ed and Mary Dede, who have bequeathed money to support Woods Day Care/Pre-School (WDC).
Woods Day Care/Pre-School is a sponsored institution of the Sisters of Providence. The gift is $560,000, the largest ever received by the day care.
“We are most grateful for Ed and Mary’s generosity and we invite prayers of thanksgiving in their honor,” said Sister Judith Cervizzi, director of the day care.