Years of transition. Internal developments under Fr. Schwitalla, 1928-1947

Dedicated to helping Catholic hospitals keep pace with rapid changes in the healthcare field, CHA flourished under the leadership of its first president, Rev. Charles B. Moulinier, SJ, who served from 1915 to 1928. The second in a series of Health Progress articles on the Catholic Health Association's history (March 1990) recounted Fr. Moulinier's efforts to expand CHA's role as a national organization serving Catholic hospitals. This article describes the work of Rev. Alphonse M. Schwitalla, SJ, to reorganize CHA and to develop a program for evaluating Catholic schools of nursing. In May, a fourth article will focus on CHA's developing relationships with other national Catholic organizations and its expanded role as an advocate of healthcare policy reform.