Here are 15 of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the U.S., based on number of short-term, acute-care hospitals, as of June 2014.
The list is based on data from the American Hospital Directory. Systems are listed in descending order based on the number of short-term, acute-care hospitals. The company rankings total 15, although the list includes ties, which means there are more than 15 individual systems listed.
1. Ascension Health (St. Louis) — 73
2. CHE - Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — 45
*Reflective of hospitals between recently merged Catholic Health East and Trinity Health
3. Adventist Health System (Winter Park, Fla.) — 36
3. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.) — 36
4. Dignity Health (San Francisco) — 34
5. Catholic Health Initiatives (Denver) — 32
6. Sutter Health (Sacramento) — 26
6. Providence Health and Services (Seattle) — 26
7. CHRISTUS Health (Irving, Texas) — 22
8. UPMC (Pittsburgh) — 20
9. Catholic Healthcare Partners (Cincinnati) — 17
9. Intermountain Health Care (Salt Lake City) — 17
9. New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System (New York City) — 17
9. SSM Health Care (St. Louis) — 17
10. Banner Health (Phoenix) — 16
10. Mercy (Chesterfield, Mo.) — 16
11. Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.) — 15
12. Baptist Memorial Health Care (Memphis, Tenn.) — 14
12. Bon Secours Health System (Marriottsville, Md.) — 14
12. Carolinas HealthCare System (Charlotte, N.C.) — 14
12. Texas Health Resources (Arlington, Texas) — 14
12. UnityPoint Health (Des Moines, Iowa) — 14
13. Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee) — 13
13. Franciscan Alliance (Mishawaka, Ind.) — 13
13. North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (Great Neck, N.Y.) — 13
13. Saint Joseph Health (Orange, Calif.) — 13
14. Mayo Clinic Health System (Rochester, Minn.) — 12
14. Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.) — 12
14. Sentara Healthcare (Norfolk, Va.) — 12
15. East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (Tyler, Texas) — 11
15. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 11
Editor's note: Please note that figures above may vary from what systems otherwise market or promote, as they do not reflect long-term acute care, psychiatric or rehabilitative hospitals. This list was updated 6/26/14.
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