13 Largest Non-Profit Hospital Systems By Number of Hospitals
Catholic Health Initiatives (Denver, Colo.). Catholic Health Initiatives is a faith-based, national healthcare system headquartered in Denver. The system currently operates 78 hospitals, including 22 critical-access facilities and 30 rural hospitals, in 20 states. The system oversees 40 long-term care, assisted- and residential-living facilities and two community health-services organizations.
Ascension Health (St. Louis, Mo.). Ascension Health, based in St. Louis, Mo., is one of the nation's largest Catholic and non-profit health systems, with 67 acute-care hospitals and locations in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
Ascension Health is led by Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, FACHE, president and CEO. Dr. Tersigni previously served as executive vice president and COO of Ascension Health and was president and CEO of St. John Health in Detroit, Mich., Ascension's largest integrated health system.
Trinity Health (Novi, Mich.). Trinity Health, located in Novi, Mich., consists of 44 hospitals (32 owned, 12 managed), 379 outpatient clinics/facilities, numerous long-term care facilities, home health and hospice programs and senior housing communities in seven states. Trinity Health identifies itself as a Unified Enterprise Ministry. The system is sponsored by Catholic Health Ministries.
Catholic Healthcare West (San Francisco, Calif.). Catholic Healthcare West hospitals and facilities provide care to communities in Arizona, California and Nevada, and the system includes 41 hospitals, medical clinics, home health organizations, two health plans and five medical practice groups. Founded in 1986, the health system was formed when two congregations of the Sisters of Mercy joined their 10 hospitals together. Today, CHW is the largest hospital system in California. In fiscal year 2008, CHW provided $967 million in community benefits and care of the poor.
Adventist Health System (Winter Park, Fla.). Adventist Health System, based in Winter Park, Fla., is the largest non-profit Protestant healthcare provider in the nation and supports 37 hospitals and many other types of facilities in 12 states. Adventist Health System's flagship, Florida Hospital, is one of the largest healthcare providers in America and a national leader in cardiac care.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (Oakland, Calif.). Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is part of Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest non-profit healthcare system, which service 8.6 million people across the country. Currently, the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals consists of 35 hospitals, with a 36th facility joining the group in Oct. 2009. Kaiser Permanente was founded in 1945 to address the challenge of providing Americans medical care during the Great Depression and World War II, when most people could not afford healthcare.
Catholic Health East (Newtown Square, Pa.). Catholic Health East is a multi-institutional Catholic health system, which is co-sponsored by nine religious congregations and Hope Ministries, a Public Juridic Person within Catholic Health East. The system includes 34 acute-care hospitals, four long-term acute-care hospitals, 25 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 14 assisted living facilities, four continuing care retirement communities, eight behavioral health and rehabilitation facilities, 32 home health/hospice agencies and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services located in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida.
Catholic Healthcare Partners (Cincinnati, Ohio). Catholic Healthcare Partners is the largest non-profit health system in Ohio and one of the largest in the nation, with facilities in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and nearby states. CHP includes 33 hospitals as well as long-term care facilities, housing sites for the elderly, home health agencies, hospice programs and wellness centers. The system was founded in 1986 by the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Cincinnati and now includes five co-sponsoring Catholic organizations.
Iowa Health System (Des Moines, Iowa). Founded in 1995, Iowa Health System is Iowa's largest integrated health system. Iowa Health provides services throughout Iowa and western Illinois and operates 26 hospitals in metropolitan and rural communities. The Health System also employs the state's largest non-profit workforce and brings in annual revenues of $2 billion.
Providence Health & Services (Seattle, Wash.). Providence Health & Services, based in Seattle, is a non-profit health system with facilities in five states: Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. Providence Health includes 26 hospitals as well as non-acute facilities, physicians clinics, a liberal arts university and a high school. In 2008, Providence Health provided $508 million in community benefit programs and services.
Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.). Sutter Health is one of the country's largest community-based non-profit healthcare providers in more than 100 communities in northern California. Sutter Health supports 25 locally run acute-care hospitals. It also oversees physician organizations; medical research facilities; region-wide home health, hospice and occupational health networks; and long-term care centers. It is the regional leader in infant deliveries, neonatology, pediatrics and cancer care services.
Carolinas HealthCare System (Charlotte, N.C.). Carolinas HealthCare System is the Carolinas' largest healthcare system and is one of the nation's largest public non-profit health systems. The network consists of 25 hospitals in North and South Carolina and more than 300 care locations. CHS's flagship facility is Carolinas Medical Center, an 874-bed hospital in Charlotte, N.C., with a Level I trauma center, a research institute and a large number of specialty treatment units including heart, cancer, organ transplant and behavioral health. CMC also serves as one of North Carolina's five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 240 physicians in 18 specialties. In 2008, CHS provided $770 million in community benefits among its hospitals and affiliates.
Marian Health System (Tulsa, Okla.). Marian Health System is a Catholic, non-profit healthcare system, sponsored by the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. The system is comprised of three regional systems, based in Wichita, Kan., Tulsa, Okla., and Milwaukee, Wis. Marian Health has 25 hospitals in four states across the country.