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1988
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Sister Peggy McDonnell founds Bioethics Consulting Service in South Bend, Indiana. Thomas Murray, Institute for Entrepreneurship, in advisory role.
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1989
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Continuing the work of institutional ethics consulting under the same company name, Sister McDonnell, from her experience working as a nurse practitioner with an HMO, begins pastoral and social services in her neighborhood and local community in Winnetka, Illinois. Thus a neighborhood health care ministry without walls evolves. Networking with local parishes and hospitals begins. Professional and non-professional workers join, both as volunteers and paid employees. First brochure is printed. John McKnight (Northwestern University), Founder/Director of Asset-Based Community Development Program, "becomes involved" through the use of his text: Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets.
Neighborhood people become involved. Loyola University students begin serving as interns.
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1992
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Nathaniel Marks produces a second brochure: The Everyday Challenge of Health Care, which acknowledges the impact of managed care on individuals, families and institutions. With this brochure, the community dimension of the work receives expression for the first time.
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1993
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Sister McDonnell realizes that neighborhoods increasingly experience the impact of the cost of health care on their local culture. Neighborhoods become aware of a more vulnerable and sick homeless population existing on the streets.
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1994
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Present Board Member Father John Haughey, SJ, sends a memo to Columbia Initiatives regarding his vision for community health under managed care, including implications for local churches. Father Haughey and Sister McDonnell realize that his vision exists in the Bioethics Consulting Service. Thus they find themselves creating an entity to meet some of the health care needs of our time, and The Center for Ethics and Advocacy is born.
With John's permission I quote from this memo:
"In its second incarnation, the health care ministry of the churches will be from a free standing institution, where it will function as servant, associate, facilitator, amicus curiae, whatever the local situation calls for. It will have intellectual and pastoral competence, schooled in an interdenominational vision of health care in all its component parts. It will serve institution based professionals and the wider community; it will be a catalyst for creating non-professional networks of services within smaller communities, neighborhoods and parishes. The changing health care delivery system creates a great need for immediate, hands-on ministries."
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1995
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Summer: first Advisory Board is formed; Bruce Doblin, MD, invited to become associated with The Center.
Office moves to Conference Center of Divine Word International, Techny, Illinois. (November) |
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1996
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First Advisory Board meeting. (August 24)The Center officially receives its name: Center for Ethics and Advocacy; 501 C 3 status received. (June 1997, retroactive to October, 1996.) First grant covering expenses for the newly established Center is received from the Society of the Sacred Heart; subsidy covering overhead expenses continues as separate donation from the Order. Articles of Incorporation are filed with the State of Illinois. (Ratified and Accepted February 13, 1997)
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1997
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Second grant received from the Conrad Hilton Foundation to establish an inner city Human Rights Committee for patients recently discharged from state mental health hospitals. (March)
Third grant received from the Society of the Sacred Heart, covering Center expenses; additional subsidy to cover overhead expenses received as second donation again this year. (September)
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1998
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Fourth grant received from The Glenview State Bank to provide for health care ethics education for low income African American Women, participating in a welfare-to-work program. (Seniors Action Service of Evanston) (January)
Dr. Bruce Doblin and Sister Peggy McDonnell become co-directors.
Glenview State Bank awards grant for second year: Seniors Action Service.
Society of the Sacred Heart subsidizes operational expenses again.
Seven requests for community - based training are received.
Two highly qualified women actively involved in advocacy careers, offer to work under the umbrella of the Center: one deals with healthcare advocacy at the State and City levels, the other wishes to assist those having difficulty with their health insurance providers.
Project originally funded by Hilton Foundation is now accepted under the umbrella of Mount Sinai Hospital.
Financial history indicates that community support is growing.
Network of professionals offering pro bono help to individuals/families increases.
Volunteers continue to apply.
People are seeing The Center as a place to get proper preparation in order to help with the increasing numbers of underinsured or uninsured. They see The Center as an umbrella organization within which they can do health care advocacy. They see The Center as a place to call/come for help.
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1999
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Articles of Incorporation are changed to reflect the reality of the work: The Center for Ethics and Advocacy in Health Care; Martha Curry, RSCJ, named President of the Board; Charter members will, for the present, be Religious of the Sacred Heart.
Internship Program begins: summer 1999.
Family bequest for development of a website: November 1999.
Glenview State Bank renews grant for third year: January 2000.
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2000
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KidCare Agent: notification by Office of Managed Care, Springfield, that The Center has been selected to be a KidCare Agency: January 2000.
Glenview State Bank renews grant for fourth year: January 2001.
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2001
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Society of the Sacred Heart awards $5,000 grant for marketing/fundraising.
Glenview State Bank awards $8,100 for FY 2002 (Year Five) for Internship Program. Two students accepted.
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2002
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Society of the Sacred Heart's fund for Ministry grants $4,000 to design and produce a new brochure for the Center. Awarded April, 2002.
Board development process begins with the assistance of the Senior Executive Service Corps.
Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2003 (Year Six) for Internship Program. Four Students accepted into program.
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2003
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Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2003 (Year Six) for Internship Program. Four Students accepted into program.
Valenti Charitable Foundation presents $10,000 unrestricted gift to be divided between ‘03 and ‘04.
Web site, established as a result of a bequest, moves to the public domain. See: healthcare-ethics.org
Board Development process continues, year two.
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2004
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Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2004 (Year Seven) for Internship Program. Two students accepted into program.
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2005
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Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2005 (Year Eight) for Program. Two students accepted into program.
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2006
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Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2006 (Year Nine) for Program. Two students are accepted for the summer 2006 program. Involvement in grassroots pre-election education for the purpose of educating the public on political issues as they pertain to Health Care Reform.
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2007
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Glenview State Bank awards $10,000 for FY 2007 (Year Ten) for Program.
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