Franciscan Health System
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The Franciscan Health System is a private
, non-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, Washington
and founded in 1891. It is affiliated to the Catholic Health Initiatives
, Englewood
, Colorado
and is a member of the Washington State Hospital Association.
, the hospital is the flagship of, and the largest hospital in, the Franciscan organization.
Franciscan Health System includes five hospitals, more than 50 primary-care and specialty-care medical clinics and providers known as Franciscan Medical Group, and a 20-bed inpatient hospice
facility. The Franciscan organization is affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives, a non-profit health system with headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
For the fiscal year 2010, the organization reported $1.2 billion in revenue and $22.2 million in charity care.
As of June 2011, the CEO of the Franciscan health System is Joseph Wilczek, the Chief Operating Officer is Cliff Robertson, MD, and the Chair of the Board of Directors is Roy Brooks.
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, non-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
and founded in 1891. It is affiliated to the Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholic Health Initiatives is a faith-based, non-profit health system. It is the second largest Catholic health system in the United States and the fifth largest US health system overall....
, Englewood
Englewood
Englewood is a corruption of Dutch Engelse buurt, or "English neighborhood", which originally referred to Englewood, New Jersey's status as one of the few English-speaking settlements in Dutch-speaking New Netherland...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
and is a member of the Washington State Hospital Association.
History
Franciscan Health System traces its beginning to 1891 when the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia established St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. Now called St. Joseph Medical CenterSt. Joseph Medical Center (Tacoma, Washington)
St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, is the flagship hospital of the Franciscan Health System, a five-hospital organization based in Tacoma....
, the hospital is the flagship of, and the largest hospital in, the Franciscan organization.
Franciscan Health System includes five hospitals, more than 50 primary-care and specialty-care medical clinics and providers known as Franciscan Medical Group, and a 20-bed inpatient hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
facility. The Franciscan organization is affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives, a non-profit health system with headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
For the fiscal year 2010, the organization reported $1.2 billion in revenue and $22.2 million in charity care.
As of June 2011, the CEO of the Franciscan health System is Joseph Wilczek, the Chief Operating Officer is Cliff Robertson, MD, and the Chair of the Board of Directors is Roy Brooks.
Hospitals
- St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
- St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, Washington.
- St. Clare Hospital, Lakewood, Washington.
- St. Anthony Hospital, Gig Harbor, Washington.
- St. Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw, Washington.
External links
- Franciscan Health System official site: (http://www.FHShealth.org)
- Franciscan Medical Group official site: (http://www.fmg.FHShealth.org)
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