About the
Sisters of Charity Health System

The Sisters of Charity Health System was established in 1982 as the parent corporation for the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in Ohio and South Carolina. The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, since founding in 1851, continues a faith-based legacy of high-quality, compassionate care in partnership with its co-ministers, who are the heart and hands of the ministry.

The Sisters of Charity Health System oversees services in primary care, behavioral health, addiction medicine, and more. It also provides residential eldercare services at Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio, and Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, Ohio.

Other health and human services and education-related organizations within the Sisters of Charity Health System include Early Childhood Resource Center for the healthy development of children and high-quality early childhood education and care in Canton, Ohio; Joseph & Mary’s Home in Cleveland, which serves as the only homeless service provider in Northeast Ohio exclusively focused on medical respite care for men and women; Healthy Learners, a health care resource for children from low-income families in South Carolina; and the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, which works to reduce barriers and strengthens relationships between fathers and families throughout South Carolina; as well as grant-making foundations in Ohio and South Carolina focused on reducing poverty, working to end homelessness, and improving educational and health outcomes in underserved communities.