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About Us
Provena Covenant Medical Center is a 210bed comprehensive medical facility with a rich history in the ChampaignUrbana community

Through our predecessor organizations Mercy Hospital founded in 1919 and Burnham City Hospital founded in 1894 we have a legacy of advanced compassionate care that stretches back over a century And today were one of east central Illinois most advanced medical facilities with a medical staff of over 250 physicians representing various areas of specialized care By merging with two other Catholic health organizations we became part of the Provena Health System in 1997 Through this new organization were part of an extensive network of hospitals extended care facilities and clinics dedicated to improving community health care And were working hard locally to put those resources to work

Provena Covenant has the areas largest inpatient rehabilitation center featuring facilities for physical occupational and speech therapy Also home to Provena is the Human Motion Institute the Provena Center for Healthy Aging and the areas only Adult Behavioral Health Unit in a hospital setting Its design incorporates a holistic approach to care much like our stateofthe art Family Maternity Center that includes homelike birthing suites While the special touch makes both facilities comfortable for patients they also feature advanced technology For more than a century weve offered a team of skilled physicians nurses technicians and medical workers dedicated to providing patientfocused community care that makes a difference Its an accomplishment were proud of and a commitment were determined to keep as the next century unfolds

Our Mission
Provena Health a Catholic health system builds communities of healing and hope by compassionately responding to human need in the spirit of Jesus Christ

Our Vision
Provena Health providers are known for clinical and service excellence and are the preferred choice based on responsiveness to community needs quality value and innovation

Our Values
Respect We affirm the individuality of each person through fairness
dignity and compassion

Integrity We demonstrate the courage to speak and act honestly to build
trust

Stewardship We use our human and economic resources responsibly with a
special concern for the poor and vulnerable

Excellence We achieve exceptional performance through continuous growth
and development

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History

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Our History
Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary A Brief History

Provena Covenant Medical Centers original sponsor is the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary a religious congregation founded in 1860 by Father Francis Delaplace Father Delaplace was deeply moved by the plight of the orphaned and homeless children in Paris France He requested the assistance of a young woman Marie Moisan and together they searched for a way to respond to the needs of the children Eventually they found a home where the children could be gathered together and in doing so they began an orphanage They sought the assistance of other women to aid them in this ministry

Before long Marie Moisan and her associates requested a simple rule of life from Father Delaplace and also requested to pronounce religious vows Thus the congregation of the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary began Marie Moisan founder of the congregation became Mother Marie of the Blessed SacramentIn the years which followed the ministries of the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary were greatly expanded

In the 1870s during the FrancoPrussian War the Sisters were initiated into health care as they helped to care for the wounded in and around the city of ParisIn the years that followed the congregation remained sensitive to the great needs of the Church in France This sensitivity was deepened to include the needs of the Church in the United States when in 1889 the sisters responded to a request to serve at St Viators College Bourbonnais Illinois The sisters went on to teach at a parish school in Beaverville Illinois in 1895 In that same year three women from that community requested to enter the congregation thus beginning an American novitiate

In 1897 the Emergency Hospital in Kankakee was opened with the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary responding to an invitation to take an active role in the operations of the hospital Eventually this hospital was renamed St Marys HospitalIn 1919 Father Flynn at St Marys Parish in ChampaignUrbana Illinois requested the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary to assume responsibility for a new Catholic hospital in that community At this time there were no sisters available to meet this request Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross were available so the hospital was named Mercy Hospital When these sisters found it necessary to withdraw from Mercy Hospital seven Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary led by Mother St Louis Blais were ready to leave St Marys Hospital to begin a new ministry at Mercy Hospital

The health care ministry of the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary continued through the years of the depression and the Second World War The two hospitals grew in size as did the number of sisters available to serve in health care Thanks to ever forwardlooking leadership changes in the governance structure of the hospital boards occurred in the mid1960s when board membership opened to include members of the civic communities served by the hospitals

In 1981 the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary purchased Briarcliff Manor in Bourbonnais and renamed it Our Lady of Victory Nursing Home In 1982 the three facilities sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary united to form ServantCor a health care system headquartered in Kankakee Illinois And in 1989 Mercy Hospital merged with Burnham City Hospital in Champaign to form Covenant Medical Center

In December of 1997 the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas created Provena Health and a new era of growth began

Sponsorship a term which represents the relationship of a religious congregation to its incorporated ministries is a deeply valued ministry for the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary It is is implemented through the sharing of the congregations values faith selfgiving family love with all persons with whom the sisters work Sponsorship is likewise implemented through the presence and the influence of the sisters within these incorporated ministries specifically through a focus on pastoral care governance and leadership development