CHI Health explained

CHI Health
Type:Non-profit subsidiary
Location City:Omaha, Nebraska
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:Iowa, Nebraska
Key People:E.J. Kuiper (CEO)[1]
Industry:Healthcare
Parent:CommonSpirit Health

CHI Health (formerly Alegent Health) is a regional healthcare network headquartered in Omaha. The combined organization consists of 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, and more than 150 employed physician practices in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. CHI Health is part of CommonSpirit Health and is legally designated a non-profit organization.

History

Alegent Health was created in 1996, resulting from the merger between the Lutheran Immanuel Medical Center and the Catholic Bergan Mercy Medical Center under the Community Health Vision. Also merged were Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and two regional health partners, Corning and Schuyler, each retaining their religious affiliations. In 1997, Midlands Hospital was also absorbed.

Mergers and acquisitions

In 2012, Alegent acquired Creighton University Medical Center and renamed it as Alegent Creighton Health. Also in 2012, Immanuel left the Alegent partnership to focus on its senior programs and Alegent became solely sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives.[2] In 2014, Alegent Creighton Health merged with CHI Nebraska and was renamed CHI Health.[3]

In February 2019, parent company CHI merged with Dignity Health, forming CommonSpirit Health,[4] the second-largest nonprofit hospital chain in the United States.[5]

Hospitals

HospitalCityStateFoundedAcquiredAcquired from
CHI Health LakesideOmahaNebraska2004
CHI Health MidlandsPapillionNebraska19031997
Community Memorial HospitalMissouri ValleyIowa
Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (formerly Bergan Mercy Medical Center)OmahaNebraskaSisters of Mercy (1870)2012Tenet Healthcare and Creighton University
Good Samaritan HospitalKearneyNebraska19242014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Immanuel Medical CenterOmahaNebraska18901996Immanuel Health Systems (Nebraska Synod ELCA)
Memorial HospitalSchuylerNebraska19531996Immanuel Health Systems (Nebraska Synod ELCA)
Mercy Hospital CorningIowa1996Sisters of Mercy
Mercy Hospital Council BluffsIowa18871996Sisters of Mercy
Nebraska Heart HospitalLincolnNebraska20032014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Plainview HospitalPlainviewNebraska1968
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical CenterLincolnNebraska18892014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Saint Francis Medical CenterGrand IslandNebraska18872014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Saint Mary's Community HospitalNebraska CityNebraska19272014Merger with CHI Nebraska

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leadership. CHI Health. 28 March 2018.
  2. Web site: CHI completes Alegent acquisition. . February 7, 2007 . subscription. 2015-01-04 .
  3. Web site: Health care network becomes CHI Health. . August 21, 2014 . 2015-01-04 .
  4. Web site: DIGNITY HEALTH, CHI FINALIZE $29B COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH MEGAMERGER. John . Commins. Health Leaders. February 1, 2019. December 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: The steep challenge facing Chicago's newest health care giant. Stephanie. Goldberg. Chicago Business. May 3, 2019. December 29, 2019.