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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2015}}<ref name="Chicago Tribune merger" />
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'''AMITA Health''' is a [[joint venture|joint operating company]] formed between Alexian Brothers Health System (part of [[Ascension (company)|Ascension]]) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of [[AdventHealth]]) in 2015.<ref name="Chicago Tribune merger">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-healthcare-name-amita-0414-biz-20150413-story.html|first=Gregory|last=Karp|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2015-04-13|title=Amita Health is new name for hospital joint venture|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref> [[Presence Health]] was acquired by Ascension in 2018 and absorbed into AMITA Health.<ref name="The Herald-News Presence">{{cite news|url=https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/02/21/presence-to-join-amita-health/a7cgvrd/|work=[[The Herald-News]]|title=Presence to join Amita Health|date=2018-02-21|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref>
'''AMITA Health''' is a [[joint venture|joint operating company]] formed between Alexian Brothers Health System (part of [[Ascension (company)|Ascension]]) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of [[AdventHealth]]) in 2015.<ref name="Chicago Tribune merger">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-healthcare-name-amita-0414-biz-20150413-story.html|first=Gregory|last=Karp|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2015-04-13|title=Amita Health is new name for hospital joint venture|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref>
== History ==
AMITA Health was created in February 2015 as a joint venture between Alexian Brothers Health System (part of [[Ascension (company)|Ascension]]) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of [[AdventHealth]]).<ref name="Chicago Tribune merger" /> Mark Frey was named CEO of the company.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, Ascension acquired [[Presence Health]] and merged it into AMITA Health.<ref name="The Herald-News Presence">{{cite news|date=2018-02-21|title=Presence to join Amita Health|work=[[The Herald-News]]|url=https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/02/21/presence-to-join-amita-health/a7cgvrd/|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref>

In September 2019, several executives left the company, including CEO Mark Frey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Stephanie|date=16 September 2019|title=Top brass turnover comes at a bad time for Amita Health|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/hospital-systems/top-brass-turnover-comes-bad-time-amita-health|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Modern Healthcare|language=en}}</ref> In December, the company named Keith Parrott president and CEO.<ref name="Crains CEO"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:05, 25 November 2020

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AMITA Health
Company typeJoint operating company
IndustryHealthcare
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)[1]
Headquarters
Lisle, Illinois
,
United States[2]
Area served
Chicago metropolitan area
Key people
Owners
[5]
Number of employees
17,260 (2018)[5]
Websitewww.amitahealth.org

AMITA Health is a joint operating company formed between Alexian Brothers Health System (part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth) in 2015.[1]

History

AMITA Health was created in February 2015 as a joint venture between Alexian Brothers Health System (part of Ascension) and Adventist Midwest Health (part of AdventHealth).[1] Mark Frey was named CEO of the company.[6]

In 2018, Ascension acquired Presence Health and merged it into AMITA Health.[7]

In September 2019, several executives left the company, including CEO Mark Frey.[6] In December, the company named Keith Parrott president and CEO.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Karp, Gregory (2015-04-13). "Amita Health is new name for hospital joint venture". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. ^ "About Us". AMITA Health. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ a b Stephanie, Goldberg (2019-12-23). "Amita names new CEO". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ Vaidya, Anuja (2016-11-01). "Amita Health names G.Thor Thordarson COO & Dr. Stuart Marcus inaugural chief clinical officer". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  5. ^ a b "AMITA Health Stronger Together" (PDF). AMITA Health. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  6. ^ a b Goldberg, Stephanie (16 September 2019). "Top brass turnover comes at a bad time for Amita Health". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 2020-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Presence to join Amita Health". The Herald-News. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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