founded 1999 headquarters edmundson missouri usa area served united states key people robert j. henkel president ceo and patricia a. maryland dr.p.h . president healthcare operations and chief operating officer services hospital management number of employees 150 000 2015 parent ascension website http www.ascensionhealth.org ascension health is a faith based healthcare organization . it is a direct subsidiary of ascension the largest non profit health system in the united states and the world s largest catholic health system . 1 2 3 its headquarters are in edmundson missouri in greater st. louis . 4 5 the system has 131 hospitals . crain s detroit business described it as the united states s largest catholic health ministry . 6 in the fiscal year 2014 ascension provided 1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs . 7 in addition to the ascension health healthcare delivery subsidiary other ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management venture capital investing treasury management biomedical engineering clinical care management information services risk management and contracting through ascension s own group purchasing organization . 8 contents 1 sponsorship 2 history 3 facilities 3.1 alabama 3.2 arizona 3.3 arkansas 3.4 connecticut 3.5 district of columbia 3.6 florida 3.7 georgia 3.8 idaho 3.9 illinois 3.10 indiana 3.11 kansas 3.12 kentucky 3.13 louisiana 3.14 maryland 3.15 michigan 3.16 minnesota 3.17 mississippi 3.18 missouri 3.19 new york 3.20 oklahoma 3.21 pennsylvania 3.22 tennessee 3.23 texas 3.24 washington 3.25 wisconsin 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links sponsorship edit ascension health was formed in 1999 when the four provinces of the daughters of charity of st. vincent de paul that were sponsors of the daughters of charity national health system now combined into one the province of st. louise and the sisters of st. joseph of nazareth now part of the congregation of st. joseph brought their health systems together . in 2002 the congregation of the sisters of st. joseph of carondelet became the sixth sponsor when its health system became part of ascension health . in september 2011 ascension health transitioned to a non congregational public juridic person pjp sole sponsorship model . the pjp is known as ascension sponsor and is authorized to carry out a ministry or apostolate in the name of the catholic church . 9 history edit ascension health was created on november 1 1999 by the union of the daughters of charity national health system that was based in st. louis missouri and the sisters of st. joseph health system that was based in nazareth michigan . in december 2002 carondelet health system which was based in st. louis missouri merged with ascension health . 10 in 2012 alexian brothers health system joined ascension . 11 in 2013 marian health system joined ascension . the deal added 16 hospitals to ascension s previous 77 . 12 facilities edit ascension health has more than 1 900 sites of care including 131 hospitals and more than 30 senior care facilities across 23 states and washington d.c. . ascension s health ministries have more than 150 000 associates and 35 000 affiliated providers . 8 alabama edit providence hospital st. vincent s health system st. vincent s birmingham st. vincent s east st. vincent s blount st. vincent s st. clair st. vincent s one nineteen arizona edit carondelet health network carondelet st. joseph s hospital carondelet st. mary s hospital carondelet holy cross hospital arkansas edit daughters of charity services of arkansas connecticut edit st. vincent s health services district of columbia edit providence florida edit sacred heart health system sacred heart hospital of pensacola sacred heart hospital on the emerald coast sacred heart women s hospital sacred heart hospital on the gulf sacred heart hospital bay medical center panama city st. vincent s healthcare st. vincent s medical center jacksonville st. vincent s medical center riverside st. vincent s medical center southside st. vincent s medical center clay county georgia edit st. vincent s healthcare idaho edit st. joseph regional medical center illinois edit alexian brothers health system indiana edit st. mary s medical center st. vincent health st. vincent anderson regional hospital st. vincent clay hospital st. vincent carmel hospital st. vincent dunn 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 seton specialty hospital st. vincent women s hospital st. vincent jennings hospital st. vincent salem hospital st. vincent williamsport hospital st. vincent randolph hospital st. vincent kokomo hospital kansas edit via christi health villa st. joseph kentucky edit saint thomas health louisiana edit daughters of charity services of new orleans maryland edit saint agnes healthcare st. joseph s ministries michigan edit borgess health borgess medical center borgess lee memorial hospital borgess pipp hospital borgess at woodbridge hills borgess health park battle creek mi crittenton hospital medical center genesys health system st. john providence health system st. john hospital & medical center st. john river district hospital providence providence park hospital novi campus providence park providence providence park hospital southfield campus providence st. john macomb oakland hospital warren campus macomb st. john macomb oakland hospital madison heights campus oakland st. mary s of michigan st. mary s of michigan medical center st. mary s of michigan standish hospital st. joseph health system tawas st. joseph hospital minnesota edit ministry health care mississippi edit providence health system missouri edit alexian brothers of missouri carondelet manor seton center st. mary s manor new york edit catholic health lourdes hospital st. mary s hospital amsterdam new york st. mary s hospital troy new york oklahoma edit st. john health system st. john medical center jane phillips medical center st. john broken arrow st. john owasso st. john sapulpa jane phillips nowata health center pennsylvania edit seton manor tennessee edit alexian brothers senior ministries saint thomas health saint thomas midtown hospital saint thomas hickman community hospital saint thomas rutherford hospital saint thomas west hospital nashville medical group an affiliate of st thomas hospital texas edit centro san vincente daughters of charity services of san antonio nazareth living care center providence healthcare network seton healthcare family seton medical center austin austin seton edgar b. davis luling seton highland lakes burnet seton northwest hospital austin seton southwest hospital austin seton shoal creek hospital austin seton medical center williamson round rock seton medical center hays kyle seton smithville regional hospital smithville seton harker heights medical center harker heights washington edit lourdes health network lourdes medical center pasco wisconsin edit wheaton elmbrook hospital ; brookfield wheaton st. joseph s hosptial ; milwaukee wheaton st. francis hospital milwaukee all saints wheaton franciscan ; racine alexian village of wisconsin columbia st. mary s columbia st. mary s milwaukee ; milwaukee columbia st. mary s ozaukee ; mequon ministry health care ministry door county medical center sturgeon bay ministry eagle river memorial hospital eagle river ministry good samaritan health center merrill ministry our lady of victory hospital stanley ministry sacred heart hospital tomahawk ministry saint clare s hospital weston wausau ministry saint joseph s hospital marshfield ministry saint joseph s children s hospital marshfield ministry saint mary s hospital rhinelander ministry saint michael s hospital stevens point references edit ascension health about ascension health 1 30 largest non profit health systems 2014 2 world s largest catholic hospital system to acquire rochester hills hospital home page . ascension health . retrieved on july 4 2013 . 4600 edmundson road st. louis missouri 63134 doyle jim . edmundson based ascension health takes over marian health system . st. louis post dispatch . april 1 2013 . retrieved on july 4 2013 . greene jay . new name for st. john health system . crain s detroit business . march 8 2010 . retrieved on july 4 2013 . 3 financial report 2014 a b ascension about us ascension health sponsoring organizations ascension health sponsorship and history alexian brothers health system announced plans to join ascension health s fold of hospitals ascension health finalizes marian health system merger further reading edit evans melanie may 14 2007 . ascending in healthcare . modern healthcare . external links edit official website v t e ascension health hospitals daughters of charity and sisters of st. joseph alabama providence hospital st. vincent s health system 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 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 peyton manning children s hospital at st. vincent s maryland st. agnes healthcare sacred heart hospital michigan borgess medical center borgess lee memorial hospital borgess pipp health center carelink of jackson brighton hospital providence hospital providence park 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 st. mary s medical center new york lourdes hospital mount saint mary s hospital st. mary s hospital amsterdam st. mary s hospital troy pennsylvania good samaritan regional medical center tennessee st. thomas midtown hospital dekalb hospital saint thomas hickman saint thomas rutherford saint thomas hospital texas brackenridge hospital children s hospital of austin seton edgar b. davis seton highland lakes seton medical 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