1.   Although Collins has been out talking to other Catholic hospitals, they in turn, have been talking to other potential partners.

2.   An experienced substance abuse counselor, he established a private Catholic hospital called the St. Luke Institute.

3.   And they fear that without strong leadership, financial and societal pressures will extinguish the special religious mission of institutions like Catholic hospitals and universities.

4.   Around the country, Catholic hospitals are closing, and others are going into joint ventures with non-Catholic institutions.

5.   Because of changes in health care during the last several years, a significant number of Catholic hospitals have merged or affiliated with non-Catholic hospitals.

6.   A chance at redemption comes along in the form of a malpractice case against a powerful Catholic hospital in Boston.

7.   A hospital that previously performed abortions promised Wednesday to ban the practice, in response to objections from the Catholic hospital it merged with three years ago.

8.   But his experiences working in a Catholic hospital caused him to change direction and seek the priesthood.

9.   Catholic hospitals were performing sterilizations.

10.   CHW, the largest Catholic hospital system in the western United States, has been undergoing a major restructuring since suffering heavy losses during the past four years.