WellSpan Health
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WellSpan Health is a large integrated health care system
located in south-central Pennsylvania. Headquartered in York, Pennsylvania
, Wellspan Health includes York Hospital, Gettysburg Hospital, the WellSpan Medical Group, VNA Homehealth Care, South Central Preferred, and several other health care provider entities in the York and Adams county region.
WellSpan Health's hospitals have earned recognition for their graduate medical educational programs with residencies sponsored in the fields of Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dentistry, and Family Practice. WellSpan also hosts several ancillary provider educational programs for radiology technicians, nurse anesthetists, emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
As a not-for-profit corporation, WellSpan Health's mission is to improve the health and well-being of those who live in the communities served by the system. Citizens of York County, Adams County
, and northern Maryland
have access to high quality, reasonably priced health care services marked by convenience, comprehensiveness, clinical excellence, and a commitment to serve the community.
Health care system
A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations....
located in south-central Pennsylvania. Headquartered in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
, Wellspan Health includes York Hospital, Gettysburg Hospital, the WellSpan Medical Group, VNA Homehealth Care, South Central Preferred, and several other health care provider entities in the York and Adams county region.
WellSpan Health's hospitals have earned recognition for their graduate medical educational programs with residencies sponsored in the fields of Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dentistry, and Family Practice. WellSpan also hosts several ancillary provider educational programs for radiology technicians, nurse anesthetists, emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
As a not-for-profit corporation, WellSpan Health's mission is to improve the health and well-being of those who live in the communities served by the system. Citizens of York County, Adams County
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...
, and northern Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
have access to high quality, reasonably priced health care services marked by convenience, comprehensiveness, clinical excellence, and a commitment to serve the community.