Doctor and patient

About Ascension

Listening to you, caring for you.™

Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate and personalized care for all, especially those who need it most.

At Ascension, our commitment to patients and families begins with the doctors, nurses and care teams serving in our hospitals and care sites across the country. Our Catholic identity and healing Mission call us to care for everyone with dignity and respect, valuing those we serve and those we serve alongside.

Our national presence enables clinicians and caregivers to share best practices and innovations to ensure that we are providing the right care, at the right time and in the right setting.

We are committed to an inclusive culture that recognizes and celebrates diverse talents and perspectives. We are called to serve. We are Ascension.

Who We Are

Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2024, Ascension provided $2.1 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 131,000 associates, 37,000 affiliated providers and 136 hospitals, serving communities in 18 states and the District of Columbia.

History & Sponsorships

Advancing an 800-year legacy and promise set forth by our original sponsor organizations to provide faith-based healthcare to those in need.

Executive Leadership

Recent National News
Ascension releases Q4 FY24 financial results: $1.2B of Operational Improvements Year-over-Year
News Releases

Ascension releases Q4 FY24 financial results: $1.2B of Operational Improvements Year-over-Year

Ascension has released its fourth quarter financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Ascension Hospitals Achieve Record-High Scores in 2024 CMS Overall Hospital Star Ratings
News Stories

Ascension Hospitals Achieve Record-High Scores in 2024 CMS Overall Hospital Star Ratings

Ascension, one of the nation’s leading non-profit health systems, is proud to announce its highest-ever average score in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2024 Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
Prime Healthcare Expands Mission in Historic Acquisition of Ascension’s Nine Hospitals in Illinois
News Releases

Prime Healthcare Expands Mission in Historic Acquisition of Ascension’s Nine Hospitals in Illinois

Prime Healthcare has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Ascension for the sale of select Ascension Illinois hospitals, associated physician practices, post-acute and senior living facilities.

FY24 Facts & Statistics

$2.1 billion

in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs

131,000

associates

136 / 40

136 hospitals and 40 senior living facilities

Contact Us

Ascension Edmundson building

Ascension Headquarters


4600 Edmundson Rd
St. Louis, MO 63134