CHI Health

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CHI Health
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Healthcare
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Iowa, Nebraska
Key people
E.J. Kuiper (CEO) [1]
Parent CommonSpirit Health
Website chihealth.com

CHI Health (formerly Alegent Health) is a regional healthcare network based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The combined organization consists of 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, and more than 150 employed physician practices in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. CHI Health is part of CommonSpirit Health and is legally designated a non-profit organization.

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History

CHI Health was formed in 1996 as Alegent Health as the result of a merger of Bergan Mercy Medical Center and Immanuel Medical Center. The combined entity included the two hospitals and the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Memorial Hospital in Schuyler, and Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa. [2] The network later purchased Midlands Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska in 1997. [3]

In 2012, Alegent Health began an affiliation with Creighton University and purchased their hospital. As part of the purchase, Alegent Health rebranded to Alegent Creighton Health in September of that same year. [4] In 2014, its parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, merged it into CHI Nebraska. Following the merger, the combined entity became known as CHI Health. [5] After its parent company merged with Dignity Health in February 2019, ownership was transferred to the combined entity, now known as CommonSpirit Health. [6]

Hospitals

HospitalCityStateFoundedAcquiredAcquired fromRef.
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha Nebraska 2004 [7]
CHI Health Midlands Papillion Nebraska19031997
Community Memorial Hospital Missouri Valley Iowa
Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (formerly Bergan Mercy Medical Center)OmahaNebraskaSisters of Mercy (1870)2012 Tenet Healthcare and Creighton University
Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney 19242014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Immanuel Medical Center Omaha18901996Immanuel Health Systems (Nebraska Synod ELCA)
Memorial Hospital Schuyler 1953Immanuel Health Systems (Nebraska Synod ELCA)
Mercy Hospital Corning IowaSisters of Mercy
Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs 1887Sisters of Mercy
Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln Nebraska20032014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Plainview Hospital Plainview 1968
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln18892014Merger with CHI Nebraska
Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island 1887
Saint Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City 1927

See also

References

  1. "Leadership". CHI Health. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. "Immanuel, Bergan Mercy Merge To Form New Alegent Health". Omaha World-Herald. December 15, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  3. "Alegent Health is new owner". The Plattsmouth Journal. May 1, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  4. "New name signals bright future for healthcare in the region". The Daily Nonpareil. August 7, 2012. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  5. "Catholic Health Initiatives rebrands area hospitals". Lincoln Journal Star. August 22, 2014. pp. B3. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  6. Goldberg, Stephanie (May 3, 2019). "The steep challenge facing Chicago's newest health care giant". Chicago Business . Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  7. "Location Search - chihealth.com". providers.chihealth.com. Retrieved September 11, 2025.