The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org. With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care.