Fr. Kevin T. FitzGerald, chair, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, left, and Tim Bricker, president, central region, CommonSpirit Health | Facebook / LinkedIn
Fr. Kevin T. FitzGerald, chair, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, left, and Tim Bricker, president, central region, CommonSpirit Health | Facebook / LinkedIn
At least two Catholic hospitals in Nebraska — both affiliated with Catholic health system CHI Health — provided "sex change" treatments children between 2019 and 2023. CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy in Omaha and CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney combined for at least 4 such patients and 17 prescriptions written during that period.
That’s according to a national database released Oct. 8 of hospitals and medical facilities “administering irreversible sex change interventions on children in the United States” by the organization Do No Harm.
“With the launch of the Stop the Harm Database, Do No Harm is building on our mission to expose the dangers of experimental pediatric gender medicine and bring the practice to an end,” said Do No Harm Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, in a press release. “This first-of-its-kind project provides patients, families, and policymakers with a resource that reveals the pervasiveness of irreversible sex-change treatments for minors in America.
“While this data represents the tip of the iceberg, this is the first step in holding the medical establishment accountable for participating in, and often times promoting, predatory and unscientific medical interventions for vulnerable children,” Goldfarb said.
Do No Harm said the database “catalogs pediatric sex change-related services, including surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers, at U.S.-based medical facilities between 2019 and 2023.”
The data represents sources including “claims clearinghouses, data aggregators, payors, health systems, CMS, and multiple open data sources,” according to Do No Harm, and includes data from commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and VA claims.”
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy saw 3 “sex change” patients, who were children, from 2019 to 2023, according to the Do No Harm database, 3 total “hormone and puberty blocker” patients. There were 12 total prescriptions written.
That hospital is part of the CHI Health network, which is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health, a Catholic healthcare system. The hospital provides a range of medical services, including emergency care, surgical procedures, and specialized treatments. It is affiliated with Creighton University, a Jesuit Catholic institution, serving as a teaching hospital for medical students and residents. The facility also offers outpatient services and collaborates with other healthcare providers in the region.
CHI Health Good Samaritan, also affiliated with the Catholic CHI Health network, saw at least one “sex change” child patient and wrote five prescriptions from 2019 to 2023, according to the database.
Founded in 1924 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Colorado Springs, a Catholic religious order, CHI Health Good Samaritan offers a variety of medical services, including emergency care, surgery, and specialized treatments. It serves as a regional referral center for central Nebraska.
The chair of CHI Health's board of directors is Fr. Kevin FitzGerald, who is also chair of the Department of Medical Humanities at Creighton University School of Medicine. A graduate of Georgetown University, also a Jesuit Catholic institution, FitzGerald worked as a consultant for the Catholic Health Association from 2015 to 2019, and as a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture in 2014, according to Creighton University's website.
Tim Bricker has been the president for the central region of CommonSpirit Health, CHI Health's parent company, since March 2022. Previously a senior advisor for McKinsey and Company, Bricker also was the President and CEO of Mercy Gilbert & Chandler Regional Medical Centers in the suburbs of Phoenix, Ariz. Those medical centers are also affiliated with CommonSpirit Health, a Catholic company.
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in 2014 allowed Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) to open 22-bed pediatric unit inside Mercy Gilbert. Phoenix Children's provided "sex change" treatments to at least 86 children between 2019 and 2023, reported PHX Reporter.
In all, hospitals in Nebraska saw 50 minors who were “sex change patients,” including 11 total surgery patients. These hospitals administered “hormone and puberty blockers” to 39 total children, and wrote 190 prescriptions. In all, there were $211,232 in total submitted charges.
Chloe Cole, a senior fellow at Do No Harm, said the organization's database “proves the lies from the medical establishment and radical politicians who argue that cases like mine are rare.”
A 20-year-old woman who said that she had “gender dysphoria” was given “puberty blockers,” testosterone and had a double mastectomy at age 12, Cole has since “de-transitioned” and supports bans on the chemical castration of minors.
“The stats in this database represent thousands of kids who are being treated like Guinea pigs for unproven, and sometimes dangerous, medical experiments,” said Cole. “I hope politicians and parents alike use this database to see where these treatments are happening and protect their children from being rushed into irreversible, life-altering treatments.”
Nationally, 13,994 children received sex change related treatments between 2019 and 2023, according to Do No Harm’s database. This includes 5,747 sex change surgeries performed on children, and 62,682 hormone and puberty blockers prescriptions written for 8,579 pediatric patients.
“At least $119,791,202 made from sex change treatments performed on minors,” reported the organization.
Nebraska Hospitals Performing 'Irreversible Sex Change' Treatments on Children
Source: Do No Harm
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