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Wheaton Franciscan Services

Located in Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton Franciscan Services is the parent organization for health and shelter service organizations sponsored in four states by the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters. The Wheaton Franciscan System includes ministries in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. System services throughout Wisconsin collectively comprise one of the largest health provider systems in the state.

Wheaton Franciscan member organizations and affiliates include hospitals, sub-acute facilities, home health agencies, physician clinics, assisted living, fixed income housing, and other joint ventures including health maintenance organizations, diagnostic facilities and other physician partnerships.

Wheaton Franciscan Services was incorporated in July 1983 to:

  • preserve and strengthen Judeo-Christian values;
  • provide a framework for lay expertise and involvement;
  • respond to an increasingly complex environment;
  • ensure continuity of Franciscan sponsorship; and,
  • assure System wide viability and excellence.

The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters comprise the United States Province of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The international congregation has provinces in France, Germany, Holland and Indonesia, with Sisters also serving in Brazil, Malawi, Nigeria and Romania. The U.S. Province is headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois.

Mission Statement

The Wheaton Franciscan System is committed to living out the healing ministry of Jesus by providing exceptional and compassionate healthcare service that promotes the dignity and well being of the people we serve.

Vision Statement

Our health ministries will be recognized in each community we serve for superior and compassionate patient service, clinical excellence, as the healthcare employer of choice and the preferred partner of physicians.

Core Values

Motivated by scripture and our Catholic tradition, the Wheaton Franciscan System strives to live according to the following values:

  • Respect for the dignity of the individual
  • Growth toward wholeness
  • Developing life-giving relationships
  • Stewardship of resources
  • Responding to the need of the times
  • Sharing with persons who are poor

Group Membership Profile:

Wheaton Franciscan Services currently sponsors owned and affiliated facilities in three states as active participants of the Consorta group. These care facilities include hospitals / surgery centers, clinics / physician practices, nursing home / assisted living sites, home health, outpatient pharmacy and rehabilitation facilities, laboratories and other business units.

For more information, visit www.wfs-inc.org. For a complete Consorta Membership update, contact Membership Services at Consorta, 800-342-5333.