OSF Healthcare
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OSF Healthcare is a not-for-profit Catholic health care corporation that operates a medical group, hospital system, health plan, and other health care facilities in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 and Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

, the OSF Healthcare is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.

History

The sisters arrives in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...

 in 1875 from Germany. At the request of Rev. Bernard Baak in Peoria, Illinois, six sisters were sent their to care for the sick in 1876. The sisters became an independent religious community in 1877.

OSF Healthcare System

The OSF Healthcare system is the subsidiary that operates acute care facilities. The system includes seven hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

s, two colleges of nursing, and two long-term care facilities.

Hospitals

HospitalLocationBed countEmergency DepartmentFoundedNotesWebsite
OSF St. Francis Hospital  Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...

 
110 Yes http://www.osfstfrancis.org/
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is a hospital located located in Rockford, Illinois. The medical center is part of the OSF HealthCare System.-History:...

 
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

 
254 Yes http://www.osfsaintanthony.org/
OSF Saint James—John W. Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, Illinois
Pontiac, Illinois
Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,931 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County...

 
47 Yes 1907 http://www.osfsaintjames.org/
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center is a 149-bed Level II trauma center hospital complex in Bloomington, Illinois, and is part of the OSF Healthcare System....

Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

 
154 Yes http://www.osfstjoseph.org/
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, located in Peoria, Illinois, United States, is a teaching hospital for the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and part of the OSF Healthcare System...

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

 
710 Yes 1876 http://www.osfsaintfrancis.org/
OSF St. Mary Medical Center Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....

 
138 Yes http://www.osfstmary.org/
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...

 
23 Yes http://www.osfholyfamily.org/

Long term care facilities

NameLocationBed countFoundedNotesWebsite
OSF Saint Clare Home Peoria Heights, Illinois
Peoria Heights, Illinois
Peoria Heights is a village lying almost entirely in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,635 at the 2000 census. Peoria Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is surrounded by the city except for its eastern boundary on Peoria Lake, a relatively wider section of the...

 
98 http://www.osfhealthcare.org/scnh/
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...

44 http://www.osfholyfamily.org/

Other services

The OSF Medical Group has 52 locations, and employs 158 primary care providers and 16 specialty care providers. The OSF Home Care has an average daily census of 198. OSF Saint Francis, Inc. and OSF Healthcare Foundation are also operated by OSF Healthcare.

External links

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