Here are 10 of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the U.S., based on number of short-term, acute-care hospitals.
The list is based on data from the American Hospital Directory, which contains information from hospital cost reports submitted to CMS. Data was accessed June 25, 2015. Hospital cost reports are submitted to fiscal intermediaries about three months after the end of a hospital's fiscal year, and the most common fiscal year ending dates are Dec. 31, June 30 and Sept. 30.
Systems are listed in descending order based on the number of acute-care hospitals. The company rankings total 10, although the list includes ties, which means there are more than 10 individual systems listed.
1. Ascension Health (St. Louis) — 75
2. Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — 44
3. Catholic Health Initiatives (Denver) — 39
4. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.) — 37
5. Adventist Health System (Winter Park, Fla.) — 35
5. Dignity Health (San Francisco) — 35
6. Sutter Health (Sacramento) — 26
6. Providence Health and Services (Seattle) — 26
7. CHRISTUS Health (Irving, Texas) — 20
8. Banner Health (Phoenix) — 19
8. Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas) — 19
9. Mercy Health (Cincinnati) — 17
*Formerly Catholic Healthcare Partners
9. UPMC (Pittsburgh) — 17
9. SSM Health Care (St. Louis) — 17
9. Intermountain Health Care (Salt Lake City) — 17
10. New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System (New York City) — 16
10. Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.) — 16