Presence Health was a health care system formed by the merger of two
Chicago-area Catholic health care systems, Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health. At the time, Presence Health was the second-largest health care system in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Presence Health was acquired by
Ascension in 2018 and was integrated into
AMITA Health
Amita is a female name of Indian, Hebrew and Italian origin. The name means "infinite, boundless" in Sanskrit, and "truth" in Hebrew.
List of people with the given name Amita
* Amita Bhushan (born 1970), Indian politician
* Amita Dhiri (born 1966 ...
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AMITA Health split up in 2022, and former Presence Health locations took on the Ascension name.
History
Presence Health was formed in 2011 by the merger of two
Chicago-area Catholic health care systems, Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health.
Sandra Bruce was named CEO of the company. She had been chief executive of Resurrection Health since 2008.
Bruce retired from the company in July 2015.
In October 2015, Michael Englehart became CEO and president of Presence.
In 2018, Presence Health was acquired by Ascension and integrated into AMITA Health.
After the merger was announced, Presence's CEO Michael Englehart stepped down.
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External links
AMITA Health
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Healthcare in Chicago
Hospital networks in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Illinois
Catholic hospital networks in the United States