A member of

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, the USA’s largest not-for-profit and

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Healthcare System, St. Vincent Health contains 18 health ministries serving 45 counties in Indiana.

Facilities

Reducing disparities

In 2001, St. Vincent Health implemented a program known as Rural and Urban Access to Health to enhance access to care for underserved populations, including Hispanic

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. As of December 2012, the program had facilitated more than 78,000 referrals to care and enabled the distribution of $43.7 million worth of free or reduced-cost prescription drugs.

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