$6.3M in expenses

About excela health improving the health and well-being of every life we touchexcela health, the leading health care provider and the largest employer in westmoreland county, brought together three hospitals in 2004 westmoreland hospital in greensburg, frick hospital in mount pleasant and latrobe hospital in latrobe with the goal of serving as a regional health care system that embodies high quality, accessibility and advanced technology locally. More to the point, excela health seeks to live its mission of "improving the health and well-being of every life we touch" couched in values known as the excela way. Evidence of those ideals can be found in the events of fiscal year 2024, with the addition of new concepts, services and technologies while, at the same time, garnering recognition for its efforts from national, regional and local organizations. In all cases, the resulting programs, services and awards benefitted the area's citizenry and demonstrated a focus on quality measures, further enhancing the way excela health provides care. Perhaps more important is the continuing addition of highly trained physicians, nurses and health care professionals. Together, management, the board of trustees and medical staff collaborate diligently, and thoughtfully, to provide outstanding care to this region. On january 1, 2023, excela health entered into an affiliation with butler health system, INC. (BHS) to create a new parent corporation named independence health system (ihs), which has governance authority over both organizations.as a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation described under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, excela health was originally incorporated as such effective july 1, 1984, previously known as southwest health system, then westmoreland health system, followed by westmoreland latrobe health partners and, finally, excela health. In addition to its hospitals, excela health encompasses other health-related subsidiaries and continues to expand as the needs of the community demand.