Catholic Health Initiatives

Mercy Regional Medical Center is an affiliate of Catholic Health Initiatives, a national non-profit health corporation based in Denver, Colorado.

The second-largest faith-based health care system in the nation, Catholic Health Initiatives was formed in 1996 through the alliance of four Catholic health systems seeking to strengthen and expand their health ministry for the future. It was the first Catholic system to give lay people a sponsorship role in its facilities. Today, Catholic Health Initiatives provides health care and other services to a diverse mix of 69 urban and rural communities across the nation.

Key Statistics at a Glance:

• 78 hospitals, including 22 critical-access facilities and 30 rural hospitals that are the sole providers of health care in their communities
• 40 long-term care, assisted-living and residential facilities; two community health-services organizations
• 20 states: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin
• 66,000 employees

Operational Highlights at a Glance (FY 2008):

• $11.9 billion in assets
• $8.2 billion in total annual revenues
• $536 million in total annual contribution to charity care and community benefit, including services to the poor, free clinics, research and education
• 1,874,854 acute inpatient days
• 422,561 acute admissions
• 620,042 long-term care days

Catholic Health Initiatives thrives on our vision of Catholic health care as a vibrant ministry, ready to provide compassionate care of minds, bodies and spirits through the 21st century and beyond.