Lutheran Health Network

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Lutheran Health Network
IndustryHealthcare
Number of locations
9
Area served
Fort Wayne, Indiana, Bluffton, Indiana, Peru, Indiana, Warsaw, Indiana, Wabash, Indiana, Fulton County, Indiana
Owner Community Health Systems
Number of employees
4,768 in Allen County [1]
Website www.lutheranhealth.net

Lutheran Health Network is a healthcare provider and one of the largest employers in the northeast region of Indiana in the United States. The network has more than 7,000 employees working together with the more than 800 physicians who make up its medical staffs. The network's more than 100 access points in northern Indiana include physician offices, urgent care clinics, outpatient centers and eight hospitals consisting of 973 licensed beds - 797 in Allen County alone.

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Lutheran Health Network is a subsidiary of Community Health Systems. [2]

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References

  1. "Parkview, Lutheran top jobs list". The Journal Gazette. August 21, 2018.
  2. Bryant, Meg. "CHS invests $100M in Lutheran Health Network", Healthcare Dive, November 28, 2017