Penn Highlands Healthcare

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Penn Highlands Healthcare
Company type 501(c)(3) nonprofit [1]
Industry Health care
FoundedSeptember 30, 2011;13 years ago (September 30, 2011) [2]
Headquarters
DuBois, Pennsylvania
,
United States [3]
Number of locations
9 hospitals [4]
>150 clinics and offices [3]
Area served
 Western Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania
Key people
Steven Fontaine (CEO) [5]
RevenueIncrease2.svg$937.4 million [6]  (2024)
Decrease2.svg−$36.4 million [6]  (2024)
Number of employees
6,200 [4]  (2024)
Website phhealthcare.org

Penn Highlands (PH) Healthcare is an organization based in DuBois, Pennsylvania that was founded in 2011. The organization originally linked three hospitals in DuBois, Brookville, and Clearfield, and grew to nine hospitals in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Penn Highlands also provides services for 26 counties including primary, home, and urgent care.

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Hospitals

Brookville

Brookville Hospital was established in 1915. It was a founding location of Penn Highlands in 2011, and its name was changed to Penn Highlands Brookville in 2014. [2]

Penn Highlands Jefferson Manor is a senior care center also located in Brookville. Penn Highlands WRC Senior Services is based in Brookville and has origins in the late 1800s as the Woman's Relief Corps. [7] Penn Highlands operates WRC facilities in multiple counties.

Connellsville

The former Highlands Hospital merged with Penn Highlands in 2022, becoming Penn Highlands Connellsville. [3] It has operated for over 130 years, and in 2024 the smokestack was illuminated as a beacon. PH Connellsville is one of the city's largest employers. [8]

Clearfield

Clearfield Hospital was established in 1901. As one of Penn Highlands' founding locations, it was acquired by the organization in 2011 and is a campus of PH DuBois. [4] The name was changed to Penn Highlands Clearfield in 2014. [2]

DuBois

Penn Highlands DuBois
Geography
Location DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma
Beds219
Helipads
Helipad FAA LID: PA10
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H1 [9] 4012Concrete
Links
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Penn Highlands DuBois is located adjacent to the organization's headquarters and hosts the only level II trauma center in Central Northwestern Pennsylvania. [10] [11] Formerly DuBois Regional Medical Center, the hospital was one of the founding locations of Penn Highlands in 2011. DuBois Regional Medical Center was formed in 1985 from a merger of DuBois Hospital and Maple Avenue Hospital, which were founded in 1897 and 1918 respectively. [2]

As a level II trauma center, PH DuBois can sponsor other locations as level IV trauma centers, which Penn Highlands has expressed interest in pursuing with their Elk and State College locations. [12] [13]

Elk

Elk Regional Health Center was formed in 1999 with the joining of Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital and Elk County General Hospital which were established in 1922 and 1902 respectively. Penn Highlands acquired the hospital in 2013 and changed the name to Penn Highlands Elk in 2014. [2] It is located in St. Marys, Pennsylvania.

In 2024, PH Elk both closed its maternity ward and submitted a letter of intent to become a level IV trauma center. [12] Closure of the maternity ward caused some controversy. Penn Highlands referred Elk County patients to their DuBois location, while some groups consider the area to be a "maternity care desert." [14]

Huntingdon

Penn Highlands Huntingdon was originally founded in 1911 as J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. It was acquired by Penn Highlands in 2019. It has around 40 doctors, 400 employees, and 40 active volunteers. PH Huntingdon is the only hospital in Huntingdon County. [15]

Mon Valley

Penn Highlands Mon Valley (PHMV), formerly Monongahela Valley Hospital, was acquired by Penn Highlands in 2021. It is a 200-bed facility with 225 medical staff and over 40 specialties. [16]

State College

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Penn Highlands State College

Penn Highlands State College was built from the ground up for the organization and opened in 2024 as a campus of PH Huntingdon. [4] Sometimes called a "micro-hospital" with private rooms, it has 10 rooms in the emergency department in addition to a trauma room and three operating rooms, 18 inpatient rooms, and 15 outpatient beds. [17] The hospital features imaging and cancer treatment sections. Other services include primary care, walk-in care, and a retail pharmacy in the adjoining medical office building. [18] [19]

Penn Highlands State College joined Mount Nittany Medical Center as the second hospital in Centre County, and it opened as the second hospital in Pennsylvania with a safe haven baby box. [20] [21]

Tyrone

Penn Highlands Tyrone, formerly Tyrone Hospital, was acquired by Penn Highlands in 2020. [22]

Prior to the hospital's acquisition by PH, Tyrone Regional Health Network and Penn State Health signed letters of intent to become affiliated. [23] In 2020, Tyrone Hospital and a supervising radiologist were ordered to pay $10.83 million after a patient suffered brain damage after experiencing an allergic reaction during an imaging procedure. [24]

List

NameCityCountyLicensed bedsOperating roomsNotes
Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville Jefferson 353Founding location [2]
Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield 965Founding location, campus of Penn Highlands DuBois [2]
Penn Highlands Connellsville Connellsville Fayette 644Acquired by PH on April 1, 2022 [3]
Penn Highlands DuBois DuBois Clearfield 21911Founding location, level II trauma center [25]
Penn Highlands Elk St. Marys Elk 356Acquired by PH on July 1, 2013 [2]
Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon Huntingdon 714Acquired by PH in 2019 [26]
Penn Highlands Mon Valley Monongahela Washington 20013Acquired by PH on October 1, 2021 [27]
Penn Highlands State College State College Centre 293Opened in 2024, campus of Penn Highlands Huntingdon [28]
Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone Blair 253Acquired by PH on November 1, 2020

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