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Saint Francis Health System, located in Tulsa Oklahoma, was told that its solitary candle in the chapel of Saint Francis Hospital South was a safety hazard, and unless it is extinguished, it would lose its eligibility to accept Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The federal government has warned a Catholic hospital that it could lose its ability to serve low-income and elderly patients if it doesn’t extinguish its sanctuary candle, which the hospital keeps lit per Catholic tradition.
HHS is requiring Saint Francis Hospital in Oklahoma to either extinguish the sanctuary candle in its chapel or risk losing the ability to serve Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP.
The Biden administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has told a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma to put out a sanctuary candle light.