Program areas at Ascension Health Alliance
ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE IS A MISSION-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION GUIDED BY ITS RELIGIOUS SPONSORS IN TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO ALL, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE, AND THROUGH INNOVATION. ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE SUPPORTS ASCENSION HEALTH MINISTRIES ("ASCENSION SPONSOR"), A PUBLIC JURIDIC PERSON APPROVED BY THE VATICAN, AND THE EFFORTS OF ASCENSION HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES, PROVIDING CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE ASCENSION SYSTEM EMPLOYED 139,000 ASSOCIATES SERVING IN 2,600+ LOCATIONS IN MORE THAN 19 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. HOWEVER, IN COMPARISON TO MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY, AS A NONPROFIT, SPIRITUALLY-CENTERED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, ASCENSION DIFFERENTIATES ITSELF IN TERMS OF MISSION, PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 ALONE, ASCENSION HEALTH PROVIDED $2.3 BILLION IN CARE OF PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, 16.1 MILLION PHYSICIAN OFFICE AND CLINIC VISITS, 2,992,391 MILLION EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 1.5 MILLION EQUIVALENT DISCHARGES, 726,473 DISCHARGES, 425,874 SURGERY VISITS, 79,329 BIRTHS, 26,246 AVAILABLE BEDS, 36,000 AFFILIATED PROVIDERS, 8,300 EMPLOYED PROVIDERS, 139 HOSPITALS AND 39 SENIOR CARE FACILITIES. As the parent of the Ascension Catholic health ministry, Ascension Health Alliance provided leadership and support in furtherance of Ascension's commitment to both care for patients and communities and support caregivers and other associates through the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic and it's aftermath in FY22.