CATHOLIC HEALTH EAST is a multi-institutional Catholic health system, which is co-sponsored by 10 religious congregations, and Hope Ministries, a Public Juridic Person within Catholic Health East. Based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, the System provides the means to ensure the continuation of the Catholic identity and operational strength of the sponsors' health ministries, which are located within 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida.

The System includes 33 acute care hospitals, 4 long term acute care hospitals, 36 freestanding and hospital-based long term care facilities, 12 assisted living facilities, 5 continuing care retirement communities, 7 behavioral health and rehabilitation facilities, 25 home health/hospice agencies, and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services. Catholic Health East facilities employ approximately 50,000 full-time employees as partners in ministry.

Catholic Health East is the largest provider of home health care services (ranked by number of visits) in the nation. Read more about CHE...

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2006 Community Benefit Annual Report
CHE Ministries accounted for more than $264 million in community benefit programs and services in 2006. Read the full report [5.3MB PDF]
Global Health Ministry
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The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
Online Degree and Certificate Programs
CHE and Drexel University team up to offer online education for colleagues.

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May 2008
There's no question that we are all living through some challenging times for our health care industry …

. . .Robert V. Stanek, President and CEO


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