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.[1] Presence Health was acquired by Ascension in 2018 and was integrated into AMITA Health.[2] AMITA Health split up in 2022, and former Presence Health locations took on the Ascension name.[3]

History

Presence Health was formed in 2011 by the merger of two Chicago-area Catholic health care systems, Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health.[1] Sandra Bruce was named CEO of the company. She had been chief executive of Resurrection Health since 2008.[1] Bruce retired from the company in July 2015.[4] In October 2015, Michael Englehart became CEO and president of Presence.[5]

In 2018, Presence Health was acquired by Ascension and integrated into AMITA Health.[2] After the merger was announced, Presence's CEO Michael Englehart stepped down.[5]

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