Franciscan Health

Franciscan Health, formerly Franciscan Alliance, is a healthcare system serving Indiana and parts of Illinois. It operates 14 hospitals and employs over 18,000 full- and part-time employees.

The Franciscan Health logo

History

Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel founded the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1863 in Olpe, Germany. Drawn to the ideals of St. Francis, Mother Theresia cared for poor and neglected children and for persons in need of healthcare. In 1875, she sent sisters to Indiana where the mission grew to include hospitals, schools, orphanages and homes for the aged. St. Elizabeth Hospital, now Franciscan Health Lafayette Central in Lafayette, was the first facility founded by the sisters in America. In 1931 the sisters divided into eastern and western provinces, the eastern centered at Mishawaka, Indiana.

In 1974, the sisters of the eastern province incorporated their healthcare ministry under the name of the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. All related healthcare activities were consolidated into this corporation with a separate board and management staff. In 1986, the corporate offices were moved to their current location on the provincialate grounds in Mishawaka.

In November 2010, Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc., changed its name to Franciscan Alliance, Inc.[1] In September 2016 it changed to Franciscan Health and renamed its healthcare facilities using "Franciscan Health" and location, rather than the names of saints.[2]

Franciscan Alliance Inc. v. Burwell

The group joined with eight states in filing a lawsuit against the federal government to vacate portions of Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which provided protections from discrimination on the basis of gender identity or reproductive choices. They alleged the rule compelled them to "to provide gender transition services and abortion services against their religious beliefs and medical judgment."[3]

Facilities

Healthcare facilities

Support facilities
  • Franciscan Health Information Services — Beech Grove, Indiana
  • Tonn & Blank Construction — Michigan City, Indiana

Corporate office
  • The corporate office for Franciscan Health is located at 1515 West Dragoon Trail in Mishawaka, Indiana.

References
  1. "Sisters of St. Francis changes name to Franciscan Alliance". The Times of Northwest Indiana. November 22, 2010. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. "Franciscan Health is New Name for Leading Hospital System". Franciscan Alliance, Inc. September 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. "Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Prohibiting Enforcement of Section 1557 Provisions Relating to Gender Identity and Termination of Pregnancy – But Other Provisions Still Can Be Enforced". The National Law Review. January 9, 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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