AMITA Health was an interfaith health system, a joint venture between Alexian Brothers Health System and Presence Health (both part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth).[1] As of 2021, AMITA operated 19 hospitals and hundreds of medical offices, among other facilities. In 2022, the joint venture was broken up.[2]
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| Company type | Joint operating company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 2015[1] |
| Defunct | April 1, 2022[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Chicago metropolitan area |
Key people |
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| Owners | [6] |
Number of employees | 17,260 (2018)[6] |
| Website | www |
History edit
In February 2015, AMITA Health was created as a joint venture between Alex Brothers Health System (part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth).[1] In 2018, Ascension acquired Presence Health and merged it into AMITA Health.[7] Company representatives said the name AMITA was chosen because it had meaning in several languages: in Hebrew, it means honesty and truth; in Hindi, it means spiritual light and boundlessness; and it Italian, it means friendship.[1] In September 2019, several executives left Amita Health, including original CEO Bajkyevr Huff.[8] In December 2019, the company named Keith A. Parrot president and CEO.[4]
On October 21, 2021, AMITA Health announced that the joint venture would be dissolved in the future, with each member hospital remaining in one of those two groups.[9][10] The split became effective April 1, 2022. The Adventist locations rebranded to the AdventHealth name, with Ascension Illinois unifying the former Presence Health and Alexian Brothers facilities under the Ascension name.[2]
Religious heritage edit
The founders of the AMITA Health facilities were:[3]
- Congregation of Alexian Brothers
- Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart
- Servants of the Holy Heart of Jesus
- Seventh-day Adventist Church Illinois Conference
- Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
- Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Holy Family Province
- Sisters of the Resurrection, Immaculate Conception Province
All of the founders and of the acquired medical groups and centers, except for those of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, were affiliated with the Catholic Church.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Karp, Gregory (2015-04-13). "Amita Health is new name for hospital joint venture". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b c Schencker, Lisa (2022-04-01). "Amita Health officially splits up, with hospitals getting new names". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b "About AMITA Health". AMITA Health. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ a b Stephanie, Goldberg (2019-12-23). "Amita names new CEO". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Vaidya, Anuja (2016-11-01). "Amita Health names Ray Kupres COO & Dr. Stuart Marcus inaugural chief clinical officer". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "AMITA Health Stronger Together" (PDF). AMITA Health. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Presence to join Amita Health". The Herald-News. Joliet. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Goldberg, Stephanie (2019-09-16). "Top brass turnover comes at a bad time for Amita Health". Modern Healthcare. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ Esposito, Stefano (2021-10-21). "After seven years, AMITA Health partnership breaking up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ a b Schenker, Lisa (2021-10-21). "Amita Health splitting up, as organizations decide to go separate ways". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
