Greenville (Ill.) Regional Hospital has joined Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System to become HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville.
HSHS is comprised of 14 hospitals — eight in Illinois and six in Wisconsin. HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, and now HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, make up the HSHS Southern Illinois Division. The hospitals work in partnership with HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular across downstate Illinois.
In March 2015, GRH and HSHS signed a letter of intent to begin the process of affiliation. Now, as an affiliate of HSHS and its Southern Illinois Division, HSHS Holy Family Hospital adopts the HSHS mission "to reveal and embody Christ's healing love for all people through our high-quality Franciscan healthcare ministry."
Both parties said the new name Holy Family represents Jesus, his earthly father Joseph and his mother Mary. They said the HSHS name was chosen after receiving input from community members and also reflects the multiple faith background of the Greenville community.
Brian Nall, COO of Holy Family, expressed excitement about the hospital joining HSHS.
"We are creating the foundation upon which we will continue our mission of providing high quality healthcare close to home, well into the future," he said in a prepared statement. "We are all truly excited about what this means for our organization and more importantly, what this means for the patients and families we will continue to serve for years to come."
Mary Starmann-Harrison, president and CEO of HSHS, shared Mr. Nall's enthusiasm.
"We are honored that the residents of Greenville have invited us to provide healthcare services in their community. The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis have a long history of answering the call to serve. Bringing our healthcare ministry to Greenville and having the local hospital join our family continues that tradition," she said in a prepared statement.
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