Chi National Services

CHI NATIONAL SERVICES WAS ORGANIZED AND WILL BE OPERATED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH'S TAX-EXEMPT NATIONAL BUSINESS LINES. COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH (CSH) IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN CHICAGO. THE FAITH-BASED SYSTEM OPERATES IN 21 STATES WITH 142 HOSPITALS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS, MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS, AND CRITICAL ACCESS FACILITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, ACCREDITED NURSING COLLEGES, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, LIVING COMMUNITIES, A MEDICAL FOUNDATION AND OTHER AFFILIATED MEDICAL GROUPS, AND OTHER FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT SPAN THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN THAT ROLE, CSH IS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING NEW MINISTRIES THAT INTEGRATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, PASTORAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES; PROMOTING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND FORMATION FOR THE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION; ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEMATIC CHANGES WITH SPECIFIC CONCERN FOR PERSONS WHO ARE POOR, ALIENATED AND UNDERSERVED; AND STEWARDING RESOURCES BY PROVIDING COORDINATED MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES ALONG WITH CENTRALIZED SHARED SERVICES FOR THE CSH HEALTHCARE MINISTRY. IN KEEPING WITH CSH'S GOAL OF STEWARDING RESOURCES AND PROVIDING COORDINATED MANAGEMENT, CHI NATIONAL SERVICES WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ITS NATIONAL SERVICE LINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CHI NATIONAL SERVICES SERVES AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HEALTH CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES, PERMITTING MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUTURE AND CURRENT TAX-EXEMPT NATIONAL BUSINESS LINES SERVED BY CSH.