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OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois, includes OSF Healthcare System consisting of 13 acute care facilities and two colleges of nursing. OSF also has a physician organization, employing nearly 700 physicians in various specialties and more than 300 advanced practitioners, who are part of the OSF Medical Group. OSF HealthCare owns an extensive network of home health services known as OSF Home Care Services and also owns OSF Saint Francis, Inc., composed of health care related businesses, and the OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of OSF HealthCare. The 13 health care facilities operated by OSF HealthCare have more than 1,600 licensed acute care beds. The largest hospital, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois, is a tertiary care teaching center providing numerous specialty services and extensive residency programs for physicians. The array of health services provided by OSF HealthCare and its affiliates also includes approximately 42 hospital-based outpatient facilities, approximately 108 physician office practices in 79 separate locations, six home health agencies and five hospice programs. The Ministry Services office in Peoria, Illinois, provides corporate management services as well as direction, consultation and assistance to the administration of the health care facilities.