But several members of the working group saw its deliberations as aimed at finding a way to revive the deal. A crisis in UC healthcare autonomy is already upon us, thanks to UC leadership. Many existing contracts between UC and Catholic hospitals, the working group report acknowledged, require UC personnel to adhere to the ERDs or Statement of Common Values. By some reckonings, the Catholic directives are so deeply embedded in the operation of Catholic hospitals that they pose an insurmountable obstacle to UC affiliations with those facilities. In Catholic hospitals, it’s Catholic religious directives.”Dignity Health has consistently defended its affiliations with UC.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 15:00 UTC