NCBC Consultation Services

The National Catholic Bioethics Center regularly provides consultation services for institutions and individuals on critical issues which affect Catholic identity in health care.

Institutional issues are related to the faithful observance of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and may include resolving complex issues of cooperation in Catholic hospital mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Many of these requests come from bishops, leaders in Catholic health care, policy makers across the country at the highest levels, as well as from offices of the Holy See.

The Center’s most active ministry, however, is to individuals who regularly take advantage of our free email and telephone consultation services – including a 24/7 emergency service – when faced with difficult and pressing decisions regarding the medical care of loved ones. Staff ethicists receive over 1,000 such requests annually.

NCBC consultation services include:

• 24/7 emergency consultation service to individuals free of charge
• Email and telephone consultation services to individuals free of charge with over 1,000 served each year
• Institutional consultation services covering such areas as hospital mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; legislative review, analysis and assistance; review of health care protocols; “Socially Responsible Investments;” questionable or difficult medical treatments or research initiatives, assistance in the formation of ethics committees

For information on these services please contact The NCBC at 215-877-2660 or follow the links above.