AMITA Health

"AMITA" redirects here. For other uses, see Amita.

AMITA Health
Company typeJoint operating company
IndustryHealthcare
Founded2015; 10 years ago (2015)[1]
DefunctApril 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)[2]
Headquarters
Lisle, Illinois
,
United States[3]
Area served
Chicago metropolitan area
Key people
Owners
[6]
Number of employees
17,260 (2018)[6]
Websitewww.amitahealth.org

AMITA Health was an interfaith health system formed as a joint venture between Alexian Brothers Health System and Presence Health (both part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth).[1] As of 2021, AMITA operated 19 hospitals and numerous medical offices, among other facilities. In 2022, the joint venture was dissolved.[2]

History

In February 2015, AMITA Health was created as a joint venture between Alex Brothers Health System (part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth).[1] In 2018, Ascension acquired Presence Health and merged it into AMITA Health.[7] Company representatives stated that the name AMITA was chosen for its significant in several languages: in Hebrew, it means honesty and truth; in Hindi, it means spiritual light and boundlessness; and it Italian, it means friendship.[1] In September 2019, several executives left Amita Health, including original CEO Mark Frey.[8] In December 2019, the company appointed Keith A. Parrot president and CEO.[4]

On October 21, 2021, AMITA Health announced that the joint venture would be dissolved, with each member hospital remaining in one of those two original groups.[9][10] The split became effective on April 1, 2022. The Adventist locations rebranded to the AdventHealth name, while Ascension Illinois unified the former Presence Health and Alexian Brothers facilities under the Ascension name.[2]

Religious heritage

The founders of the AMITA Health facilities were:[3]

All of the founders and of the acquired medical groups and centers, except for those of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, were affiliated with the Catholic Church.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Karp, Gregory (April 13, 2015). "Amita Health is new name for hospital joint venture". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Schencker, Lisa (April 1, 2022). "Amita Health officially splits up, with hospitals getting new names". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "About AMITA Health". AMITA Health. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Stephanie, Goldberg (December 23, 2019). "Amita names new CEO". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Vaidya, Anuja (November 1, 2016). "Amita Health names Ray Kupres COO & Dr. Stuart Marcus inaugural chief clinical officer". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "AMITA Health Stronger Together" (PDF). AMITA Health. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Presence to join Amita Health". The Herald-News. Joliet. February 21, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Stephanie (September 16, 2019). "Top brass turnover comes at a bad time for Amita Health". Modern Healthcare. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Esposito, Stefano (October 21, 2021). "After seven years, AMITA Health partnership breaking up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Schenker, Lisa (October 21, 2021). "Amita Health splitting up, as organizations decide to go separate ways". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 22, 2021.