Ascension Health is a non-profit company that operates a network of hospital

Hospital

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s and related health facilities in the United States

United States

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. It is the nation's largest Catholic

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 and largest non-profit health system.

Sponsors

Ascension Health is sponsored by six organizations. The sponsors are provinces of religious order

Religious order

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s of the Catholic Church.

• Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, West Central Province — St. Louis, Missouri
• Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, East Central Province — Evansville, Indiana
• Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Northeast Province — Albany, New York
• Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Southeast Province — Emmitsburg, Maryland
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
  Sisters of St. Joseph
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   — St. Louis, Missouri
• Congregation of St. Joseph — Nazareth, Michigan

History

Ascension Health was created on November 1, 1999 by the union of the Daughters of Charity National Health System based in St. Louis, Missouri and the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In December 2002, Carondelet Health System based in Kansas City, Missouri merged with Ascension Health.

Facilities

Ascension Health operates more than 500 locations in 20 states and the District of Columbia. In Fiscal Year 2009, Ascension Health managed a total of 17,928 available beds, 70 general acute care hospitals, 2 long-term acute care hospitals, 3 rehabilitation hospitals, and 4 psychiatric hospitals.

Alabama

• Providence Hospital
  Providence Hospital (Mobile)
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• St. Vincent's Birmingham
• St. Vincent's East
• St. Vincent's Blount
• St. Vincent's St. Clair

Arizona

• Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
• Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital
• Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital
• Carondelet Heart & Vascular Institute

Florida

• Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola
• Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast
• Sacred Heart Women's Hospital
• St. Vincent's Medical Center
• St. Luke's Hospital

Idaho

• St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Illinois

• Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Elk Grove Village, Illinois)
• St.Alexis Medical Center (Hoffman Estates Illinois)

Indiana

• St. Mary's Warrick Hospital
• St. Mary’s Medical Center
  St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
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• Saint John's Health System
• St. Vincent Dunn Hospital
• St. Vincent Clay Hospital
• St. Vincent Carmel Hospital
• St. Vincent Mercy Hospital
• St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital
• St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast
• Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent
• St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
• St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
  St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
  St. Vincent Hospital is a hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It is the flagship installation of St. Vincent Health which operates 20 facilities over 46 Indiana counties and is one of the largest ministries in the Catholic health care organization Ascension Health.-History:The Daughters of...
  
  
• St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital
• St. Vincent Women's Hospital
• St. Joseph Hospital
• St. Vincent Jennings Hospital
• St. Vincent Salem Hospital
• St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital
  St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital
  St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital is an acute care hospital in Williamsport, Indiana, operated by Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health. It has the distinction of being the smallest hospital in the state.-History:...
  
  
• St. Vincent Randolph Hospital

Michigan

• Borgess Health
  • Borgess Medical Center
  • Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital
  • Borgess-Pipp Hospital
  • Borgess at Woodbridge Hills
• Brighton Hospital
  Brighton Hospital
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• St. John Hospital and Medical Center
• St. John River District Hospital
• St. John North Shores Hospital
• Providence Park Hospital
• Providence Hospital
  Providence Hospital
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• St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital
• Genesys Regional Medical Center at Health Park
• St. Joseph Hospital
• St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center
  St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center
  St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center is a hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. St. Mary's is a subsidiary of Ascension Health, and is a teaching affiliate of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. The American College of Surgeons verified the emergency department as a level II trauma...
  
  
• St. Mary's of Michigan - Standish Hospital

Missouri

• St. Joseph Medical Center
  St. Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
  St. Joseph Medical Center is a 310-bed facility providing a wide range of acute care and outpatient services from a 24-hour emergency department to state-of-the-art cardiovascular care. St. Joseph has earned the Magnet designation from The American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in...
  
  
• St. Mary’s Medical Center

New York

• Lourdes Hospital
  Lourdes Hospital (New York)
  Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is a community hospital in Binghamton, New York sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.In 1983, the hospital was selected by the US Federal Government to take part in a national cancer research project. In 2006, a flood cost the hospital several...
  
  
• Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center
• St. Mary's Hospital at Amsterdam
• St. Mary's Hospital

Tennessee

• Baptist Hospital
• Hickman Community Hospital
  Hickman Community Hospital
  Hickman Community Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital in Centerville, Tennessee.It was the first hospital in Tennessee to qualify as a Critical Access Hospital. Its specialty clinics include eye care, gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, and orthopedics...
  
  
• Middle Tennessee Medical Center
  Middle Tennessee Medical Center
  Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a 286-bed private, not-for-profit hospital located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTMC is a member of Saint Thomas Health Services. A replacement hospital building is under construction, and the hospital expects to move into the new building some time in 2010. A...
  
  
• Saint Thomas Hospital
  Saint Thomas Hospital
  Saint Thomas Hospital is a 541 acute care bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions each year and 32,000 emergency room visits annually....
  
  

Texas

• Seton Family of Hospitals - Locations
• University Medical Center at Brackenridge - Austin
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• Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas - Austin
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• Seton Medical Center Austin - Austin
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• Seton Edgar B. Davis - Luling, TX
• Seton Highland Lakes - Burnet, TX
• Seton Northwest Hospital - Austin
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• Seton Southwest Hospital - Austin
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• Seton Shoal Creek Hospital - Austin
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• Seton Medical Center Williamson - Round Rock
• Cedar Park Regional Medical Center - Cedar Park
  Cedar Park, Texas
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• Seton Medical Center Hays - Kyle, TX
• Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital - Austin
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• Providence Health Center - Waco

Wisconsin

• Columbia St. Mary's Columbia — Milwaukee
• Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee — Milwaukee
• Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee — Mequon
• Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin — Glendale