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America has written many times on the large network of Catholic health care insitutions in the United States. In the early years, the magazine focused on the flourishing of hospitals like Sister Rose’s Hawthorne’s home for cancer patients. More recently, America has looked at the financial challenges facing Catholic institutions in a competitive secular environment. A selection of our coverage appears below.

“The Last Days of St. Vincent’s,” Kevin Clarke, June 7, 2010 

“A Time for Reform,” Michael D. Place, August 17, 2009

“Then There Was One: The unraveling of Catholic health care in New York,” Daniel P. Sulmasy, March 16, 2009

“Ministering to People with AIDS,” George M. Anderson, June 23, 2003

“Caring for Health Care,” John F. Kavanaugh, November 1, 1997

“An Abortion Alternative,” James Gilhooey, November 13, 1982

“Good Samaritan Hospital: Selma, Alabama,” Jerry De Muth, April 28, 1979

“Rose Hawthorne’s Hospitals,” November 22, 1930

Tim Reidy joined America’s staff in October 2006 and served as online editor for several years before moving into his current role as the deputy editor in chief. Tim oversees America’s newsroom, directing its daily news coverage as well as working with the editorial leadership team to plan each print issue. Tim also edits the magazine’s Ideas section, where he contributes book reviews and essays. Before joining America, he worked at the Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut, and Commonweal magazine. In addition to writing for America, he has contributed to The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. He has been interviewed about the Catholic Church on WNYC in New York, ABC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. He lives in Bronxville, N.Y., with his wife and two children.