Ascension | HealthLuminate

Health System Overview

Health System	Ascension
Total Hospitals	84
Commercial/Acute Hospitals	81
Total Beds	17222
Commercial/Acute Beds	16859
Headquarters	St. Louis, MO
Website	ascension.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital

62 hospitals

74% of health system

Critical Access Hospital

18 hospitals

21% of health system

Psychiatric

3 hospitals

4% of health system

Children

1 hospitals

1% of health system

Teaching Status

33%

Teaching

Teaching Hospitals: 28

Non-Teaching Hospitals: 56

Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

Hospital	Type	Beds	Teaching	Recently Joined
Ascension Sacred Heart	Acute Care Hospital	547	Yes	No
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay	Acute Care Hospital	323	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside	Acute Care Hospital	584	No	No
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast	Acute Care Hospital	58	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside	Acute Care Hospital	295	No	No
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf	Acute Care Hospital	19	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County	Acute Care Hospital	134	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	56	No	No
Ascension Saint Francis	Acute Care Hospital	427	Yes	No
Ascension Resurrection	Acute Care Hospital	443	Yes	No
Amita Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	493	Yes	No
Ascension Saint Joseph -Chicago	Acute Care Hospital	402	Yes	No
Ascension Alexian Brothers	Acute Care Hospital	483	No	No
Ascension St Alexius	Acute Care Hospital	342	No	No
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital	Psychiatric	136	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo	Acute Care Hospital	167	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	779	Yes	No
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson	Acute Care Hospital	195	No	No
Ascension St Vincent Evansville	Acute Care Hospital	414	Yes	No
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center	Acute Care Hospital	107	Yes	No
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel	Acute Care Hospital	107	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers	Acute Care Hospital	46	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings	Critical Access Hospital	19	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport	Critical Access Hospital	16	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Clay	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Salem	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick	Critical Access Hospital	35	No	No
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis	Acute Care Hospital	1412	Yes	No
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan	Acute Care Hospital	150	No	No
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center	Acute Care Hospital	34	Yes	No
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc.	Acute Care Hospital	68	No	No
Rock Regional Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	31	Yes	No
Sedan City Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Wamego Health Center	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	407	Yes	No
Ascension Borgess Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	372	Yes	No
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Warren Campus	Acute Care Hospital	348	Yes	No
Ascension Genesys Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	410	Yes	No
Ascension Brighton Center for Recovery	Acute Care Hospital	63	No	No
Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips	Acute Care Hospital	133	No	No
Ascension St. John Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	675	Yes	No
Ascension St. John Owasso	Acute Care Hospital	54	Yes	No
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow	Acute Care Hospital	62	Yes	No
Ascension St. John Nowata	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension Saint John Sapulpa	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Hospital de la Concepcion	Acute Care Hospital	187	Yes	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford	Acute Care Hospital	358	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West	Acute Care Hospital	571	Yes	No
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb	Acute Care Hospital	71	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park	Acute Care Hospital	125	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	60	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River	Acute Care Hospital	55	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery	Acute Care Hospital	23	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	Yes
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital	Psychiatric	76	Yes	No
Ascension Providence Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	278	Yes	No
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin	Acute Care Hospital	521	Yes	No
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas	Acute Care Hospital	240	No	No
Ascension Seton Smithville	Acute Care Hospital	36	Yes	No
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	28	No	No
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	124	Yes	No
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes	Critical Access Hospital	25	Yes	No
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis	Critical Access Hospital	24	No	No
Dell Children's Medical Center	Children	299	No	No
Ascension Seton Shoal Creek	Psychiatric	151	No	No
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	332	No	No
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus	Acute Care Hospital	422	No	No
Ascension St. Francis Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	270	No	No
St Agnes Hospital Hospice Hope	Acute Care Hospital	151	No	No
Ascension All Saints Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	553	No	No
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus	Acute Care Hospital	538	Yes	No
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin	Acute Care Hospital	25	No	No
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	16	No	No
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls	Acute Care Hospital	24	No	No
Ascension Calumet Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	181	Yes	No
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center	Acute Care Hospital	126	No	No
Ascension Seton Hays	Acute Care Hospital	154	No	No
Ascension Seton Bastrop	Acute Care Hospital	7	No	No

Recent News

2025-05-13

Ascension has introduced a new Vision statement to help guide the ministry as it continues to serve individuals and communities across the country [18, 21]. This announcement highlights Ascension's ongoing commitment to its mission and values [18].

2025-05-08

Ascension has been recognized by Becker's Healthcare as one of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare for 2025 [18, 21]. This recognition underscores the system's commitment to nurturing an innovative, supportive, and Mission-driven workplace culture [18].

2025-05-05

St. Louis-based Ascension Health is facing two proposed class-action lawsuits due to a December 2024 data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of patients [3]. The lawsuits claim Ascension breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [3]. The complaints were filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri [3].

2025-05-02

Ascension Health has disclosed multiple third-party data breaches impacting patients across its network, even though the incidents occurred in 2024 or earlier [11]. One incident stems from Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin (SAKG), a Missouri-based law firm, where an unauthorized actor viewed or took information from the firm's systems between July 17, 2024, and August 6, 2024, impacting 639 individuals [11]. Another breach occurred at Restorix Health, a wound care management company, where an unauthorized party accessed an employee email account from May 7 to May 29, 2024, impacting Ascension patient data [11]. Ascension also reported a data breach tied to a former business partner on December 6, 2024, where patient information was potentially involved in a security incident due to a vulnerability in third-party software [3, 11].

2025-05-01

Markovits, Stock & DeMarco, LLC is investigating claims on behalf of victims of a data breach involving data entrusted to Ascension, headquartered in St. Louis, MS [4]. The data breach occurred in December 2024, when an unauthorized party accessed and copied certain information from its network [4]. The compromised data includes full names, Social Security numbers, addresses, email addresses, and dates of birth [4].

Executive Leadership

Tom VanOsdol

Executive Vice President and Chief Mission Integration Officer

MS, MA, FACHE. Began serving on July 1 (as of March 31, 2022), replacing Timm Glover. Had served as Senior Vice President, Ascension, and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, since 2017.

Peter M. Leibold

Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer

Peter M. Leibold is the Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer at Ascension, a role he took on in 2014. In this position, he is responsible for leading Ascension's advocacy and government affairs strategy with a focus on transforming healthcare and ensuring access for vulnerable populations. Prior to joining Ascension, Leibold was the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) for fifteen years. His background also includes serving as General Counsel to the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) from 1996 to 1999 and working at the law firm of Bryan Cave. Earlier in his career, he held multiple roles, including chief of staff, for U.S. Senator John C. Danforth and clerked for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Leibold is a graduate of Haverford College and Yale Law School.

Christine Kocot McCoy

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Christine Kocot McCoy is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Ascension. In this role, she is responsible for providing legal counsel to the organization, its Board of Directors, and executive management, as well as leading legal services for Ascension and its subsidiary organizations. Her responsibilities include managing affiliation initiatives, supporting business development, and handling outside legal relationships. Before becoming Executive Vice President and General Counsel, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and earlier as Deputy General Counsel at Ascension. She joined Ascension in 2004. Prior to joining Ascension, McCoy was a partner at the law firm Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, where she focused on medical malpractice and employment litigation. She represented hospitals and physicians in malpractice cases in Missouri and Illinois state and federal courts, and also handled employment and labor matters. Before her time at Armstrong Teasdale, she served as an Assistant Attorney General acting as Associate General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards. McCoy holds a bachelor's degree in business from Eastern Illinois University and a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law. She is a licensed member of the Missouri and Illinois bar associations. She has been recognized for her legal work, including being named St. Louis Business Journal's 2021 General Counsel of the Year and one of the area's "Most Influential Business Women" in 2007. She has also been elected to the board of directors of FM Global.

Eric S. Engler

Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff

Eric S. Engler is the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at Ascension. In this role, he works with the President and CEO to align the activities of various Ascension leadership teams and the Board of Directors. He also oversees the day-to-day operations and strategic evolution of Ascension's Mission-inspired Transformation program and leads the Ascension Transformation Office. Prior to his current position, Engler served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Ascension, where he was responsible for developing the organization's strategy. He joined Ascension in 2001. Before joining Ascension, Engler held financial planning roles at Reuters, plc, and Bridge Information Systems, Inc. He also served as a Transaction Services Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, leading merger and acquisition transactions, and was an Equity Research Associate with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. He began his career in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services practice of Price Waterhouse. Engler holds a bachelor's degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Ascension Leadership Academy and serves on the Board of Trustees for Saint Louis University.

Eduardo Conrado

President

Took on the role of President, Ascension, effective February 1, 2023. Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for Ascension since July 2019 and led the development and implementation of Ascension's strategic plan. Recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Top 20 Innovator in Healthcare in 2021. Led Ascension's digital and data strategy. Served on the Ascension Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018 before becoming Ascension Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer in September 2018. Prior to that, was Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Richard Fogel

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer

Dr. Richard Fogel is the Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Ascension. He assumed this role in August 2022, joining the Ascension Leadership Team. Prior to this appointment, he was the Chief Clinical Officer for Clinical & Network Services at Ascension since 2019, responsible for clinical performance across the national health ministry. His work has included leading quality and safety initiatives, developing physician alignment strategies and service lines, and building a system-wide clinical research infrastructure. Dr. Fogel also headed Ascension's clinical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A practicing cardiologist and electrophysiologist, he previously served as Chief Clinical Officer for Ascension Indiana. His past leadership roles in Indiana include Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent Medical Group and Chair of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at St. Vincent. He earned his bachelor's and medical degrees from Brown University and completed his postgraduate medical training, including an electrophysiology fellowship, at Boston University Medical Center and Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. Dr. Fogel is scheduled to transition to the role of Chief Health Outcomes Officer on January 1, 2025, before retiring on June 30, 2025.

Amber Sims

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

MBA. Named Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, effective March 1 (as of March 8, 2024). Leads development and advancement of Ascension's strategy and positioning for growth. Joined Ascension in 2000. Since September 2020, served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Previously, was Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for the Ascension Saint Thomas market in Tennessee. Served as Vice President for Saint Thomas Health Alliance from 2013 to 2015. Prior to 2015, led the Tennessee market's physician enterprise and held numerous leadership positions.

Dr. Michelle H. Kohler

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 1 (as of March 8, 2024), following the retirement of Herb Vallier. Joined Ascension in 2018. Since October 2021, served as Senior Vice President, HR, leading the Organizational Capability Solutions team.