St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix received a deadline extension to Tuesday to either meet Bishop Thomas Olmsted’s demands for moral teaching or lose its status as a Catholic hospital, according to USA Today report.
The reprieve was granted after Catholic Healthcare West, St. Joseph’s parent company, sent the bishop a letter late last week. Further detail on the letter’s content was not released, and diocesan officials announced nothing more than the new deadline.
Bishop Olmsted’s demands originate over a procedure performed at the hospital last year, which the bishop says violates Catholic healthcare directive.
Read the USA Today report on the extended deadline for St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Read more about Catholic Healthcare West:
– Catholic Healthcare West Pays $257K to Resolve Discrimination Allegations
– California’s Valley Presbyterian CFO Resigns to Join Catholic Healthcare West
