Aultman Health Foundation

Aultman Health Foundation (ahf) was formed as a support entity to Aultman hospital (ah) and ahf's subsidiaries. This structure is common to many Health care systems. Ahf performs activities that directly and indirectly impact ah and subsidiaries. There is a close working relationship between ahf and ah and substantial resources of ahf are committed to furthering the ah mission.

The 29-member Aultman Health Foundation human resources department provides support services relative to employee benefits, compensation, education and development, employee recruiting, new-hire orientation, diversity and inclusion, and employee events across ahf facilities.

With 120 employees, the Aultman systems and technology department provides the technical infrastructure for business and clinical systems throughout ahf, its satellite facilities and subsidiaries. The systems and technology team handles everything related to information technology at Aultman Health Foundation - including hardware, software data security and internal customer support.

The Aultman specialty hospital, located on the main Aultman campus, provides long-term acute care for patients with medically complex conditions. Patients' average length of stay is 25 days, and they are typically transferred from Aultman icu or step-down units or other local hospitals. In 2022, 201 patients were cared for at the Aultman specialty hospital. The facility's quality program has been enhanced in the areas of improved prevention of skin breakdown, ventilator-associated pneumonia, line sepsis, and clostridium difficile.