health system industry health care predecessor sisters of charity of the incarnate word healthcare system founded 1999 headquarters irving texas united states area served united states chile and mexico website http www.christushealth.org christus health is an international catholic faith based not for profit health system comprising almost 350 services and facilities including more than 60 hospitals and long term care facilities 175 clinics and outpatient centers and dozens of other health ministries and ventures . its corporate headquarters are in irving texas . 1 christus health services can be found in 60 cities in texas arkansas louisiana georgia and new mexico in the u.s. ; also in the pontificia universidad cat lica de chile health network in santiago chile and chihuahua coahuila nuevo le n puebla san luis potos and tamaulipas in mexico . 2 the system employs approximately 30 000 people and has more than 9 500 physicians on facility medical staffs who provide care and support for patients . christus health is listed among the top ten catholic health systems in the u.s. and provided more than 313.5 million in total community benefit in fiscal year 2011 which equates to more than 858 900 a day in community benefits . contents 1 history 2 mission 3 references 4 external links history edit the present company was formed in january 28 1999 by the merger of houston s sisters of charity health care system and san antonio s incarnate word health system ; 3 however its history extends back to 1866 with the founding of st. mary s hospital in galveston texas by the sisters of charity religious institute . 4 mission edit the company s mission statement is to extend the healing ministry of jesus christ . 5 in its marketing materials the first word of the company s name is written as christus in all caps although the company explains it not as an acronym but as the latin word for christ . 6 references edit corporate facilities . christus health . 2009 06 24 . retrieved 11 june 2012 . facility search find a christus facility near you . christus health . retrieved 15 august 2009 . saphir ann 1999 02 08 . texas hospitals riding tall while hospitals post robust profit margins hmos are saddled with mounting losses . modern healthcare 2 . the christus legacy answering the call . christus health . retrieved 2012 06 11 . about us our mission values and vision . christus health . 2009 06 24 . retrieved 11 june 2012 . christus at a glance . christus health . retrieved 2012 06 11 . external links edit christus health retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title christus health & oldid 718602992 categories health care companies of the united statescompanies based in irving texascatholic health carehospital networks in the united stateshealth in texas navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 may 2016 at 13 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view