Ascension Health

Ascension Health is a non-profit company that operates a network of hospitals and related health facilities in the United States. It is the nation's largest Catholic and largest non-profit health system.

Sponsors
Ascension Health is sponsored by six organizations. The sponsors are provinces of religious orders 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 — St. Louis, Missouri
 * Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth — 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 St. Louis, Missouri merged with Ascension Health.

Hospitals
Ascension Health operates hospitals in 20 states and the District of Columbia. As of 2006, Ascension Health managed a total of 16,788 available beds, 61 general acute care hospitals, 4 long-term acute care hospitals, 4 rehabilitation hospitals, and 4 psychiatric hospitals.

Alabama

 * Providence Hospital
 * St. Vincent's Hospital

Arizona

 * Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
 * Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital
 * Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital

Connecticut

 * St. Vincent's Medical Center

District of Columbia

 * Providence Hospital

Florida

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

Georgia

 * Walton Rehabilitation Hospital

Idaho

 * St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Illinois

 * Saint Anthony Hospital

Indiana

 * Seton Specialty Hospital
 * St. Mary's Warrick Hospital
 * St. Mary’s Medical Center
 * St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital of Central Indiana
 * St. Joseph Hospital — Kokomo
 * St. Vincent Carmel Hospital
 * St. Vincent Clay Hospital
 * St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital
 * St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
 * St. Vincent Jennings Hospital
 * St. Vincent Mercy Hospital
 * St. Vincent Randolph Hospital
 * St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital
 * St. Vincent Women's Hospital
 * St. John's Health System
 * St. Vincent Children's Hospital

Maryland

 * St. Agnes HealthCare
 * Sacred Heart Hospital — Cumberland

Michigan

 * Borgess Medical Center
 * Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital
 * Borgess-Pipp Health Center
 * CareLink of Jackson
 * Brighton Hospital
 * Providence Hospital
 * St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital
 * St. John Hospital and Medical Center
 * St. John Macomb Hospital
 * St. John North Shores Hospital
 * St. John Oakland Hospital
 * St. John River District Hospital
 * Genesys Regional Medical Center at Health Park
 * Tawas St. Joseph Hospital
 * St. Mary's of Michigan - Medical Center
 * St. Mary's of Michigan - Standish Hospital

Missouri

 * St. Joseph Medical Center — Kansas City
 * St. Mary’s Medical Center — Blue Springs

New York

 * Lourdes Hospital — Binghamton
 * Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center — Lewiston
 * St. Mary's Hospital — Amsterdam
 * St. Mary's Hospital — Troy

Pennsylvania

 * Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center — Pottsville

Tennessee

 * Baptist Hospital — Nashville
 * De Kalb Hospital — Smithville
 * Baptist Hickman Community Hospital — Centerville
 * Middle Tennessee Medical Center — Murfreesboro
 * Saint Thomas Hospital — Nashville

Texas

 * Seton family of Hospitals - Austin
 * Brackenridge Hospital — Austin
 * Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas — Austin
 * Seton Edgar B. Davis — Luling
 * Seton Highland Lakes — Burnet
 * Seton Medical Center — Austin
 * Seton Northwest Hospital — Austin
 * Providence Health Center — Waco

Washington

 * Lourdes Medical Center — Pasco

Wisconsin

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