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Benefis Health System

As the local and national health care landscape continues to grow and expand so does the Benefis Health System. The System brings the largest hospital to Montana (516 beds), serving over 15 counties and more than 225,000 residents; Benefis is also the largest non-governmental employer in the greater Great Falls area, with more than 2,600 employees. The system's components include:

· Two hospitals, East and West Campuses
· A 146-bed Extended Care Center
· Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute, a freestanding 54,000-square-feet cancer facility
· Spectrum Medical (DME, Home-Health)
· Benefis Physician Associates (Physician Corporation – Employed Physicians)
· Benefis Employee Health Plan
· South Tower (Heart and Vascular Institute, Women's & Children's Services)
· Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center (in Havre, Montana, partnership)
· Orthopedic Center of Montana (partnership)

FACILITIES IN DEVELOPMENT
· Medical Office Buildings (2)

ALLIANCES/AFFILIATION
· Northcentral Montana Healthcare Alliance (NMHA) – 14 member hospitals
· Montana Independents Health Alliance (6 member hospitals)
· VHA Mountain States (38 members and 40 affiliates in 7 states). Benefis is also a national shareholder in VHA.
· Mountain States Reciprocal Risk Retention Group (professional liability health care insurance captive – 17 hospitals)
· Huntsman Cancer Institute Affiliation – University of Utah
· McLaughlin Research Institute Affiliation

JOINT VENTURES
· PEAK (Fitness Facility, Benefis 51%)
· West Campus Imaging (with Great Falls Orthopedic Associates, Benefis 50%)
· Treasure State PHO (with independent physician community, Benefis 50%)
· New West (Benefis, 1%)
· Spectrum Home Solutions (Benefis 50 2/3%)

MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS
· Benefis currently has management contracts with community hospitals in:
o Fort Benton
· Benefis Heights, LLC (Manages Benefis' outpatient surgery)
· Diversified Therapies (Manages outpatient Wound Care)
· ARAMARK (Manages Food Service, Laundry, and Housekeeping for Benefis)

MEMBERSHIPS
· VHA/Novation Group Purchasing
· Montana Hospital Association
· American Hospital Association
· United Methodist Association
· Governance Institute
· Spirit of Women

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