health care type private industry home health care founded philadelphia pennsylvania united states january 17 1975 1975 01 17 founder j. mark baiada headquarters moorestown township new jersey united states number of locations 250 as of 2013 update area served eastern midwest and southwestern united states ; hyderabad india services pediatric and adult home health care hospice and rehabilitation number of employees 18 000 as of 2013 update subsidiaries bayada foundation website bayada.com bayada home health care stylized bayada is an international privately held home health care company . the organization has previously been known as rn homecare and bayada nurses . while the headquarters is based in moorestown township new jersey the company employs over 18 000 nursing support staff in 250 offices throughout the united states and india . the organization provides in home nursing services which encompass physical occupational and speech therapy . additional services include medical social work home health aides and hospice support . since 2004 the organization has co sponsored the bayada award for technological innovation in nursing education and practice which recognizes individuals in the nursing field who work to introduce advancements in technology in support of nursing education and the nursing industry overall . contents 1 background 2 international expansion 3 philanthropy 4 honors and awards 5 references 6 external links background edit on january 17 1975 bayada home health care was established as rn homecare by j. mark baiada in philadelphia pennsylvania . 1 2 in 1983 the name of the company was changed to bayada nurses representing the baiada family and staff of nursing professionals . 3 in 2012 on the company s 37th anniversary bayada nurses rebranded as bayada home health care in order to better encompass the organization s services and the work performed by the staff of nursing professionals . 1 4 5 in january 2012 bayada announced they had acquired nursefinders home care expanding their services with 16 locations in nine states . 6 as of 2013 update bayada home health care operates more than 250 offices in 25 states as well as india . 5 the company employs more than 18 000 nurses home health aides therapists medical social workers and other health care professionals . 5 the company ranks as 15 on the list of largest employers in philadelphia . 7 the privately held company stated 2012 revenue of 815m 8 and that they expected to reach 1b revenue in 2014 . 9 international expansion edit in 2012 bayada opened their first international office in hyderabad india . 1 faced with the challenge of succeeding as a standalone us company in the indian healthcare market in 2013 the company bought a 26 % stake in chennai india based india home health care ihhc . 9 ihcc has operations in chennai and bangalore with a network of 300 nurses . 10 bayada has also launched ihhc s nri services through its offices in the us . 11 bayada and india home health care have announced an investment of 10 million to create a pan india presence by 2016 with a team size of 3000 and revenue of 12 million . 12 philanthropy edit in 2004 bayada in conjunction with drexel university s college of nursing and health professions created the bayada award for technological innovation in nursing education and practice . the award honors nursing educators and practicing nurses whose innovation leads to improved patient care or improved nursing education . 13 14 bayada is a gold team national sponsor for the als association and is also working with local families to offer care at the local level in addition to developing training programs to help caregivers better serve als patients . 15 honors and awards edit 2011 homecare elite award presented by decisionhealth national research corporation ocs homecare 16 2011 pennsylvania homecare association award human resources management award in recognition for the company s pediatric high tech awards program 17 18 references edit a b c new name same mission . advanceweb.com . 2012 01 30 . retrieved 12 august 2013 . eye of the entrepreneur entrepreneurship in action laurence a. baiada institute for entrepreneurship . lebow.drexel.edu . retrieved 2013 09 05 . history vision and philosophy bayada home health care . bayada.com . retrieved 2013 09 05 . company overview of bayada home health care . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 12 august 2013 . a b c chris bishop 2012 02 08 . local health care company expands with acquisition phillyburbs.com burlington county times . phillyburbs.com . retrieved 2013 09 05 . bayada home health care buys nursefinders . philadelphia business journal . 2012 01 31 . retrieved 2014 01 31 . state city lists of top philly job taxpayers . philly.com . 2013 05 01 . retrieved 31 january 2014 . tom sibson bayada home health care . philadelphia business journal . 2013 07 12 . retrieved 31 january 2014 . a b us firm bayada buys 26 % stake in chennai s india home health care . the economic times . 2013 09 19 . retrieved 2014 01 31 . doorstep healthcare service picks up in chennai . the hindu . 2014 02 26 . retrieved 2014 02 26 . bayada nri service . bayada home health care . 2014 02 24 . retrieved 2014 02 24 . us bayada to invest 10m for pan india expansion . financial chronicle . 2014 02 26 . retrieved 2014 02 26 . about bayada awards . drexel.edu . retrieved 26 august 2013 . drexel announces winners of bayada award for technological innovation nurse.com news . news.nurse.com . 2012 08 27 . retrieved 2013 09 05 . bayada home health care partners with the als association to help families with lou gehrig s disease and support the walk to defeat als . alsa.org . 2013 05 06 . retrieved 2014 01 31 . homecare elite . ocshomecare.com . retrieved 12 august 2013 . pennsylvania homecare association 2011 winners . pahomecare.org . retrieved 26 august 2013 . nomination for the 2011 pha best in homecare and hospice awards pdf . pennsylvania homecare association . 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