CHRISTUS Health

CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health
Type Non-profit health care company
Industry Health care
Predecessor Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Healthcare System
Founded 1999
Headquarters Irving, Texas, United States
Area served United States and Mexico
Website http://www.christushealth.org

CHRISTUS Health is a Texas based Catholic, non-profit health care company. The company includes more than 40 hospitals and other health care facilities in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia, and Mexico.[1] Its corporate headquarters are in Irving, Texas.[2]

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History

The present company was formed in January 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 Hosptial in Galveston, Texas, by the Sisters of Charity religious order.[4]

Mission

The company's mission statement is "To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ."[5]

The first word of the company's name, CHRISTUS, is always written all caps in the company's published material, although the company explains it not as an acronym but as the Latin word for Christ.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility search: Find a CHRISTUS facility near you". CHRISTUS Health. http://www.christushealth.org/FacilitySearchMain.aspx. Retrieved 15 August 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Corporate Facilities". CHRISTUS Health. 2009-06-24. http://www.christushealth.org/facility_corp.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ Saphir, Ann (1999-02-08). "Texas Hospitals Riding Tall: While Hospitals Post Robust Profit Margins, HMOs are Saddled with Mounting Losses". Modern Healthcare: 2. 
  4. ^ "The CHRISTUS legacy Answering the call". Christus Health. http://www.christushealth.org/about_legacy_call.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-03. [dead link]
  5. ^ "About Us: Our mission, values, and vision". CHRISTUS Health. 2009-06-24. http://www.christushealth.org/about_mission.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ "CHRISTUS System Profile" (PDF). CHRISTUS Health. November 2008. p. 12. http://www.christushealth.org/pdf/SystemProfile.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-15. [dead link]

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