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Philhaven company history timeline

1952

Philhaven's doors opened on May 7, 1952, as a 26-bed inpatient facility with outpatient and community education services.

Begun in 1952 by the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in response to inhumane conditions in state hospitals, Philhaven continues to provide compassionate care that values the dignity of those they serve.

2002

Notes: 1) Prepared with information and some quotes borrowed from As Long as Grass Grows and Water Flows; The Story of Philhaven by Louise Stoltzfus (2002)

2014

In 2014, WellSpan added behavioral health providers to seven of its primary care physician offices in an effort to better integrate mental and behavioral health needs with patients’ physical health needs through their primary care office.

2016

In January 2016, WellSpan Health and Philhaven came together to create a new behavioral health organization that operates within WellSpan’s coordinated system of care and works to help friends and neighbors across central Pennsylvania achieve better mental, emotional and physical health.

2017

Prepared by Jim Shenk, Director of Development, WellSpan Philhaven, March 2017

2021

A valuable community resource that provides more than $187.9 million in combined charitable, uncompensated care (2021).

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1952
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