Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center[1] is a 307-bed non-profit Catholic community hospital located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and serves as the primary facility for its related health system.[2]

History

The hospital was founded in 1963 and is sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity.[3]

In 2003, the hospital opened the Ortenzio Heart Center, a four-story, 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) facility located adjacent to the hospital specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of heart problems.[4]

Holy Spirit Health System, provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and includes a regional network of six family health centers, one internal medicine office, a pediatric practice and two women's health centers.[2] The health system employs over 550 physicians in a variety of specialties to include women's health, cardiovascular care and orthopedic, stroke, and rehabilitative services.[5] Holy Spirit is a Level III Neonatal intensive-care unit.[2] Physician residency programs, affiliated with Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, exist on-site for emergency medicine and surgery.[6]

On September 9, 2013, Holy Spirit Health System signed a letter of intent with Geisinger Health System,[7] On September 1, 2017, Geisinger Holy Spirit was granted Level II Trauma Center accreditation by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation.[8] Geisinger Holy Spirit was formerly called Holy Spirit Hospital. The hospital's name was changed as part of a rebranding campaign in 2017.[9]

On November 1, 2020, Holy Spirit was acquired by Penn State Health, including its medical group and ambulance service.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Holy Spirit Medical Center". Penn State Health. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "About Us Our Mission". www.hsh.org. Holy Spirit Hospital. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ^ About Holy Spirit Hospital Holy Spirit Health System, accessed February 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Ortenzio Heart Center at Holy Spirit". www.hsh.org. Holy Spirit Hospital. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Honorees of PDC's Partner in Patient Safety Success Story Contest". Precision Dynamics Corporation. November 17, 2008. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Medical Education - Residency - Memorial Hospital York, PA". www.mhyork.org. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "Major hospital development: Holy Spirit and Geisinger will explore affiliation". PennLive.com. September 9, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Penn State Health Holy Spirit Camp Hill PA | PA Trauma Systems Foundation". PA Trauma. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Holy Spirit rebranded Geisinger Holy Spirit". Geisinger Holy Spirit. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Penn State Health takes ownership of Holy Spirit Hospital". pennlive. October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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