Noble Values and Health Care

As I was visiting a friend at a hospital very close to my home, I found the following in a display of their history.

To the fifteen thousand citizens of Dayton and The Greater Miami Valley who subscribed one million dollars for the creation of a new institution of healing and mercy; and to the Sisters of Charity who, without thought of material reward, consecrate their lives to the sublime task of alleviating human suffering this Souvenir Edition of The Dayton Catholic Parishioner is dedicated. May 24 1931.

The official hospital history writes this on their web site.

In 1928, the city of Dayton partnered with the Sisters of Charity in Cincinnati to raise $1 million to finance the construction of GSH (Good Samaritan Hospital). The project took four years to complete, and when GSH opened in 1932, it was due to the efforts of the Sisters as well as the businesses and citizens of Dayton. Each had worked together to make their shared vision a reality, with the latest in health care technology now available to Dayton residents. The Sisters of Charity brought their health care expertise and experience to the new hospital, along with their noble values that are still the cornerstone of GSH today.

Looking at these two clips shows a necessary part of making health care work: noble values without thought of material reward.

But where are the people in America today who understand that being poor with noble values has a life strength that money cannot break? And even more importantly, who are the monetarily empowered people who can appreciate this strength and keep nobility in our values?