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Ascension is the world’s largest Catholic health system〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World's largest Catholic hospital system to acquire Rochester Hills hospital )〕 and the largest non-profit health system in the US 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=15 Largest Nonprofit Health Systems - 2014 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Two N. Texas Nonprofit Systems Among 30 Largest In America )〕 with facilities in 23 states and the District of Columbia. It is a faith-based collaboration of hospitals, medical practices, and innovators that shares best practices and the goal of creating healthier communities across the U.S. through community outreach 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Employees connect to Ascension Health's mission by volunteering )〕 and researching ways to cut healthcare costs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drug price hikes impact patient care, increase hospital costs )〕 In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, Ascension provided $1.8 billion for community benefit programs and care for people living in poverty.〔http://ascension.org/yearinreview/pdf/Annual%20Report%202014_financials.pdf〕 Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including health care delivery, physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization. ==History== Ascension Health was created on November 1, 1999, by the union of the Daughters of Charity National Health System that was based in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System that was based in Nazareth, Michigan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How a St. Louis-based health care system became one of the nation's biggest )〕 In December 2002, Carondelet Health System, which was based in St. Louis, Missouri, joined Ascension Health. In January 2012, Ascension Health began operating as a subsidiary under a new organizational structure and a new parent holding company, Ascension, led by Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, FACHE, former President and CEO of Ascension Health.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ascension Health Senior Care names new CEO )〕 In 2012, Alexian Brothers Health System joined Ascension.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=News - Alexian Brothers Health System - Alexian Brothers Health System )〕 In 2013, Marian Health System joined Ascension. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ascension (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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