to self published sources . please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message osf healthcare type non profit organization industry healthcare founded 1877 founder the sisters of the third order of st. francis headquarters peoria illinois usa area served illinois michigan key people sister judith ann duvall o.s.f. chairperson kevin schoeplein ceo sister diane marie mcgrew o.s.f. president revenue 6.9 billion 1 usd 2014 owner the sisters of the third order of st. francis number of employees 16 168 2 website http www.osfhealthcare.org osf healthcare is a not for profit catholic health care corporation that operates a medical group hospital system and other health care facilities in illinois and michigan . 3 headquartered in peoria illinois the osf healthcare is owned and operated by the sisters of the third order of st. francis . 4 the sisters arrived in iowa city iowa in 1875 from germany . at the request of rev. bernard baak in peoria illinois six sisters were sent there to care for the sick in 1876 . the sisters became an independent religious community in 1877 . 5 a major expansion of osf saint francis medical center the largest of the corporation s hospitals was completed in 2010 . in april 2012 the sisters dropped a bid to acquire health care corporation in rockford after the federal trade commission challenged the merger as anti competitive . 6 also in april 2012 sister judith ann duvall gave an interview to the peoria journal star and emphasized that charitable aid not solely profit was the core basis for the order s and osf healthcare s existence though the peoria hospital is well situated financially and with a large endowment . 7 sister judith ann is also the subject of the 2013 documentary divine prescription stories of faith community and healing 8 produced by diva communications . the osf healthcare system is the subsidiary that operates acute care facilities . the system includes eleven hospitals two colleges of nursing and two long term care facilities . 3 the osf medical group has 97 locations and employs 653 primary care providers and 288 specialty care providers . 3 the osf home care has an average daily census of 198 . 3 osf saint francis inc. and osf healthcare foundation are also operated by osf healthcare . 3 references edit http annualreport.osfhealthcare.org http annualreport.osfhealthcare.org a b c d e facts and figures pdf . osf healthcare . retrieved march 23 2010 . dead link frost peter 2013 04 19 . mayo makes another push into illinois . chicago tribune . retrieved 2014 04 05 . history . osf healthcare . archived from the original on march 15 2010 . retrieved march 23 2010 . westphal melissa 2012 04 12 . osf healthcare and rockford health system drop merger bid . peoria journal star . retrieved 2014 04 01 . adams pam 2012 04 08 . for osf s sister judith ann duvall health care is foremost a sacred ministry . peoria journal star . retrieved 2014 04 01 . excerpt from divine prescription 2013 http vimeo.com 64253091 external links edit osf healthcare website the sisters of the third order of st. francis osf life flight retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title osf healthcare & oldid 744032419 categories osf healthcarecatholic health carecompanies based in peoria illinoishospital networks in the united stateshealthcare in illinoishealthcare in michiganhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010articles lacking reliable references from march 2010 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 12 october 2016 at 18 17 . 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