Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc.

Sisters of St. Francis Health Services (SSFHS) is a hospital system serving Indiana and parts of Illinois. It operates 10 hospitals and employs approximately 16,800 full- and part-time employees.

History

Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel founded the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1863 in Olpe, Germany. Drawn to the ideals of St. Francis, Mother Theresia cared for poor and neglected children and for persons in need of healthcare. In 1875, she sent sisters to Indiana where the mission grew to include hospitals, schools, orphanages and homes for the aged. St. Elizabeth Hospital (now St. Elizabeth Medical Center) in Lafayette was the first facility founded by the sisters in America. In 1931 the sisters divided into eastern and western provinces, the eastern centered at Mishawaka, Indiana.

In 1974, the sisters of the eastern province incorporated their healthcare ministry under the name of the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. All related healthcare activities were consolidated into this corporation with a separate board and management staff. In 1986, the corporate offices were moved to their current location on the provincialate grounds in Mishawaka.

Facilities

Healthcare facilities

* Saint Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, Indiana (founded 1974) [http://www.stanthonymedicalcenter.com]

* Saint Anthony Memorical Health Centers, Michigan City, Indiana (founded 1903) [http://www.stanthonymemorial.org]

* St. Clare Medical Center, Crawfordsville, Indiana (founded 1902) [http://www.stclaremedical.org]

* St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers [http://www.stfrancishospitals.org]
** Indianapolis Campus, Indianapolis, Indiana (founded 1978)
** Beech Grove Campus, Beech Grove, Indiana (founded 1914)
** Moorseville Campus, Mooresville, Indiana (founded 1881)

* St. Elizabeth Regional Health [http://www.stewayoflife.org]
** Home Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana
** St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lafayette, Indiana (founded 1875)

* St. James Hospital and Health Centers [http://www.stjameshospital.org]
** Chicago Heights Campus, Chicago Heights, Illinois (founded 1911)
** Olympia Fields Campus, Olympia Fields, Illinois (founded 1978)

* Saint Margarent Mercy Healthcare Centers [http://www.smmhc.com]
** North Campus, Hammond, Indiana (founded 1898)
** South Campus, Dyer, Indiana (founded 1898)

upport facilities

* Alverno Information Services, Beech Grove, Indiana [http://www.alverno.org]
* Alverno Construction Corporation (d.b.a. Tonn & Blank), Michigan City, Indiana [http://www.tonnandblank.com]

External links

* [http://www.ssfhs.org/ Sisters of St. Francis Health Services website]