WellSpan Health is a large integrated health care system located in South-Central Pennsylvania. Headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, WellSpan Health includes WellSpan York Hospital, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital, WellSpan Medical Group, WellSpan VNA Home Care, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, WellSpan Philhaven, WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital, WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital, Apple Hill Surgical Center, WellSpan Medical Equipment, and several other health care provider entities in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. WellSpan also provides EMS services for several municipalities in Franklin County, York County, and Lancaster County as WellSpan EMS. WellSpan York Hospital offers many graduate medical educational programs, including residencies sponsored in the fields of Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dentistry, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Family Medicine. WellSpan York Hospital also hosts allied health certification programs for nurse anesthetists, radiology, phlebotomy, medical laboratory science and respiratory care. Mission statement Working as one to improve health through exceptional care for all, lifelong wellness and healthy communities. Key Statistics WellSpan Health provides more than $126 million each year in charitable, uncompensated care. Employs more than 19,000 employees across south central Pennsylvania. WellSpan Medical Group includes more than 1,200 primary care and specialty physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Includes more than 130 outpatient patient care locations that offer services such as diagnostic imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation, primary care, walk-in health care, durable medical equipment and other specialty services. Includes a regional home care organization (WellSpan VNA Home Care). History In December 1879, York, PA businessman Samuel Small gathered others in the community to discuss the idea of establishing a local hospital to support York's growing population needs and manufacturing interests. He offered to donate the land on which the hospital would be built, and on January 14, 1880 the letters of incorporation were filed with the Court of Common Pleas of York County to build The York Hospital and Dispensary. The three-story building was constructed at the corner of West College Ave. and Church Alley. An annual report for the year 1896 shows that a total of 1,922 cases were treated (1,756 in the dispensary and 166 as inpatients). York Hospital and Dispensary later shortened its name to York Hospital and then York Health Network. In 1999, Gettysburg Hospital became the second hospital in York Health Network. In 2000, York Health Network joined WellSpan Health. Recent mergers and affiliations include: Ephrata Community