St. Elizabeth Regional Health
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St. Elizabeth Regional Health is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis Health Services (SSFHS) hospital system. Formed in 1998 as Greater lafayette Health Services, it owns and operates Home Hospital and St. Elizabeth Medical Center, both in Lafayette, Indiana.
St. Elizabeth Regional Health is licensed by the Indiana State Board of Health and is a member of the Catholic Health Association of the United States and Canada, the Indiana Hospital Association and the American Hospital Association .
The organization adopted its current name in May 2007; it previously operated as Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. (GLHS).
[edit] Closures and new construction
SERH announced in late 2005 that it planned to construct a new 150-bed facility to be built along Creasy Road on the city's east side. Site preparation for the new facility began on October 13, 2006, and building construction is expected to begin in spring or summer of 2007 with occupation occurring in 2009. The new facility will be named St. Elizabeth East. More information is available at www.ste.org
