VHA, Inc.
Corporation | |
Industry | Healthcare |
Founded | 1977[1] |
Headquarters | Irving, Texas, USA |
Key people |
Curt Nonomaque, President, CEO Marna Borgstrom, Board of Directors Chair |
Revenue | $697 Million USD (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,000 (2014) [1] |
Website | www.vha.com |
VHA Inc., based in Irving, Texas, is a corporation that serves 5,000 not-for-profit health system members and their affiliates - which includes 1,360 acute care hospitals. Founded in 1977, VHA is a network of not-for-profit health care organizations working in clinical, financial and operational management. VHA and UHC own a supply chain company called Novation and aptitude(R), the industry's first online direct market for local contracting. VHA also owns Provista, the enterprise’s supply chain company serving the non-acute market as well as government, education and business sectors. There are 1,600 employees across the enterprise.
VHA changed its name in 1994, adopting the initials of its former name ("Voluntary Hospitals of America"). VHA is a registered trademark. VHA changed its name to move beyond the outdated and often-misunderstood concepts of "voluntary" and "hospitals," while retaining its name recognition. VHA is a nationwide network of leading community-owned health care organizations and physicians and is not associated or affiliated in any way with the Veterans Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or Variable Housing Allowances.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "VHA Fact Sheet". VHA Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-14.