About Sponsor:

Ascension is the largest Catholic health system in the world[1] and the largest non-profit health system in the United States [2][3] with facilities in 23 states and the District of Columbia. It is a faith-based collaboration of hospitals, medical practices, and innovators that shares best practices and the objective of developing healthier communities throughout the United States by community outreach[4] and researching means of reducing the cost of healthcare.[5] The organization is headquartered within Greater St. Louis in the northwestern suburb of Edmundson, Missouri.