WellSpan Health


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, WellSpan Philhaven and several other health care provider entities in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
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

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.
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: