A heritage rooted in the healing ministry of Jesus

Our History

We are proud to be a ministry with a rich history of compassion and Catholic heritage.

Bon Secours Mercy Health’s Mission and Values come to us from the compassionate ministries established more than 150 years ago by congregations of women religious.

Their dedication to excellence and service drives us to continually enhance the way that health care is delivered, promoting new levels of health care safety, quality and cost effectiveness. Our physicians, nurses, caregivers and associates embrace the calling entrusted to them, providing compassionate healing and service as modeled by our foundresses.

Our founding sisters and sponsors include the Sisters of Bon Secours, Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of the Humility of Mary.

Building on their legacy, today’s ministry is dynamic, fast-paced, and forward-looking — innovating new ways to deliver care, meet community needs, and live out our mission in an ever-changing world.  

It is our commitment to continuing their legacies that fuels our passion to be of service to all who need our care and help, especially the poor, underserved and dying. 

Our Recent Growth

2018
Bon Secours Mercy Health Established
Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health join to form Bon Secours Mercy Health
Conduit Health Partners Established
Led by a team of health care professionals, Conduit Health Partners offers customized, cost-effective and timesaving solutions including transfer center services, 24-7 nurse triage, virtual care, employer / HR Solutions, and health care call center scheduling.
2019
Bon Secours Ireland Joins Bon Secours Mercy Health
Ensemble Health Partners Transitions
Bon Secours Mercy Health transitions 51% of its equity in Ensemble Health Partners to a private equity firm
2020
Southeastern Virginia Expansion
We welcomed Bon Secours – Southampton Medical Center, Bon Secours – Southern Virginia Medical Center and Bon Secours – Southside Medical Center to Bon Secours Mercy Health.
Joint Venture Restructure
Bon Secours Mercy Health and The Medical Society of South Carolina restructure their Roper St. Francis Healthcare joint venture, with BSMH as slight majority owner.
2021
Advantus Health Partners Established
Advantus Health Partners helps organizations meet business goals through streamlined supply chain management, organizational purchasing, operations and cost-savings efficiencies.
Bon Secours Mercy Health Looks to the Future
Together, we are focused on core health care operations, digital technology and transformation, and ongoing diversified growth. We strive to make health care easier for every patient.
2022
Accrete Health Partners Introduced
Accrete Health Partners is a digital holding company that expands, aligns and synergizes the ministry’s digital health services, investments and partnerships.
2024
Expanding access in Ohio
BSMH opened Mercy Health – Kings Mills Hospital, a $200 million, 172,500-square-foot facility and the first hospital to be built in greater Cincinnati, Ohio in nearly a decade.
2025
First Solid Organ Transplant Center
The opening of Mercy Health – Toledo Transplant Center marks a major milestone as our first solid organ transplant program within the ministry.
New Ireland Hospital Opens
Bon Secours Health System in Ireland welcomed its first patients to a new hospital in Limerick, the first acute hospital built in Ireland in nearly two decades.
BSMH Expands in the Philippines
BSMH opened our GBS – Manila office, based in the Philippines, to work hand-in-hand with our U.S.-based teams to bring new, strategic ideas, perspectives and capabilities that support our entire ministry.