ProMedica Health System
Encyclopedia
ProMedica is a non-profit
health care system with locations in northwest Ohio
and southeast Michigan
. The system includes a health education
and research center, health maintenance organization
, nursing home
s, a local business network of private practices, and several hospitals About 2,900 ProMedica physicians care for approximately 2 million patients each year.
with The Toledo Hospital
, and Toledo Children's Hospital
. Throughout the years, it has expanded to include other hospitals to cover 23 counties in two states. These include:
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
health care system with locations in northwest Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Northwest or northwestern Ohio consists of multiple counties in the northwestern corner of the US state of Ohio. This area borders Lake Erie, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana. Some areas in northwestern Ohio are also considered the Black Swamp area. The Toledo metropolitan area is also part...
and southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro...
. The system includes a health education
Health education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health...
and research center, health maintenance organization
Health maintenance organization
A health maintenance organization is an organization that provides managed care for health insurance contracts in the United States as a liaison with health care providers...
, nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
s, a local business network of private practices, and several hospitals About 2,900 ProMedica physicians care for approximately 2 million patients each year.
Hospitals
In 1986, the company was established in Toledo, OhioToledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
with The Toledo Hospital
The Toledo Hospital
The Toledo Hospital is a public hospital in Toledo, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System. This level I trauma center is the biggest acute care location in the area, with at least 4,000 health care professionals, 1,100 of which being specialty and primary care physicians, caring for...
, and Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo Children's Hospital is a public, children's hospital located in Toledo, Ohio.Toledo Children's is located within The Toledo Hospital and administratively is part of the ProMedica Health System. It is a level I trauma center and has 151 beds, 78 of which being intensive...
. Throughout the years, it has expanded to include other hospitals to cover 23 counties in two states. These include:
- Bay Park Community HospitalBay Park Community HospitalBay Park Community Hospital is a public hospital in Oregon, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System.-External links:*...
(OregonOregon, OhioOregon is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo, located on Lake Erie, just east of the city. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Oregon is located at ....
) - Bixby Medical CenterBixby Medical CenterBixby Medical Center is a public hospital in Adrian, Michigan that is part of the ProMedica Health System.-External links:*...
(AdrianAdrian, MichiganAs of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races...
) - Defiance Regional Medical CenterDefiance Regional Medical CenterDefiance Regional Medical Center is a public hospital in Defiance, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System.Their cafeteria is very popular with local residents; between January and June 2004, the number of meals served on Sundays more than doubled....
(DefianceDefiance, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 16,465 people, 6,572 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,562.4 people per square mile . There were 7,061 housing units at an average density of 670.0 per square mile...
) - Flower HospitalFlower HospitalFlower Hospital is a public hospital in Sylvania, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System. This level III trauma center has 1500 health care professionals caring for patients in any of the 279 beds in the premises.-History:...
(SylvaniaSylvania, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,670 people, 7,151 households, and 5,070 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,223.2 people per square mile . There were 7,392 housing units at an average density of 1,276.2 per square mile...
) - Fostoria Community HospitalFostoria Community HospitalFostoria Community Hospital is a public hospital in Fostoria, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System.-External links:*...
(FostoriaFostoria, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,931 people, 5,565 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,917.6 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 829.2 per square mile...
) - Herrick Medical CenterHerrick Medical CenterHerrick Medical Center is a public hospital in Tecumseh, Michigan that is part of the ProMedica Health System.-See also:*ProMedica Health System*The Toledo Hospital*Toledo Children's Hospital*Flower Hospital-External links:*...
(TecumsehTecumseh, MichiganTecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH....
) - Lima Memorial Health SystemLima Memorial Health SystemLima Memorial Health System was founded in 1899 as Lima City Hospital by the citizens of the Lima community. The hospital is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 1,600 employees, and 26 facilities in their 10-county service area in the region...
(LimaLima, OhioLima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
) - St. Luke's HospitalSt. Luke's Hospital (Maumee, Ohio)St. Luke's Hospital is a 314-bed health care facility in Maumee, Ohio. It was the last independent hospital in the Toledo area before joining the ProMedica Health System in 2010.-Facilities:The hospital is equipped with a helipad for medical evacuations...
(MaumeeMaumee, OhioMaumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo along the Maumee River. The population was 14,286 at the 2010 census. Maumee was also declared an All-America City by the National Civic League in June 2006.-Geography:...
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