Ascension

Ascension is a national nonprofit and Catholic health system delivering care across hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, senior living facilities, physician practices and other care sites. It operates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, employing approximately 98,000 associates and working with more than 27,000 aligned providers. Its clinical footprint includes 91 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, ownership interests in a further 27 hospitals through partnerships, more than 300 ambulatory surgery centers operated with AMSURG, and 22 senior living and senior care facilities.

Nursing roles at Ascension span a broad range of settings and specialties: primary care, emergency medicine, specialty care, surgery, women's health, cancer care, pediatrics, senior services and virtual care. Telehealth and virtual care services form part of the system's delivery model, alongside clinical research and healthcare delivery operations. The organisation's scale offers exposure to multiple care environments, from acute hospital wards to ambulatory and long-term care.

Ascension describes itself as a health ministry guided by Catholic values, combining clinical expertise with support for patients, families, associates and communities. It states an emphasis on compassionate, personalised care, a commitment to community health initiatives, care for people experiencing poverty, and the absorption of unreimbursed Medicare care.