Whois & Analysis for franciscanhealth.org

Franciscan Health, formerly Franciscan Alliance, is a healthcare system serving Indiana and parts of Illinois.

It operates 14 hospitals and employs over 18,000 full- and part-time employees.

A health system, also sometimes referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States.

Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.

Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816.

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.

The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a heart attack.

A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with large numbers of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care.

Specialised hospitals include trauma centres, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories.

Specialised hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals.

Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1818.

It is the 6th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country.

The word "Illinois" comes from a French rendering of a native Algonquin word.

With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub.

The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway.

For decades, O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports.

Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.