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By pursuing the strategic directions of mission, ethics, and advocacy, CHA is engaged in strengthening the health ministry for the future and creating health care that works for all. CHA represents more than 2,000 sponsors, systems, facilities, and related organizations that form the nation's largest group of not-for-profit health care. Founded in 1915, CHA unites the ministry engaged to advance selected strategic issues that are best addressed together rather than as individual organizations. </span></p> <p align="left" class="style16"><FONT FONT><strong><a href="javascript:;" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('http://www.covenanths.org.','extra','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=500,height=500')">Covenant Health Systems</a></strong><br> <span class="bodytext">Covenant Health Systems is a Catholic health care system sponsoring hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living residences and other health and elder services throughout New England. 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