Established in January of 2023, Independence Health System (IHS) comprises Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals. With a total bed complement of 925, the System has more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and 7,300 employees. IHS is now the third largest healthcare system in western Pennsylvania, serving a population base of 750,000 in a footprint spanning a multicounty region
The System includes tertiary programs that are rated among America’s best for cardiac care and surgery by Healthgrades in its Top 100 designations. In similar fashion, the prestigious Society of Thoracic Surgeons has bestowed its top star ratings to programs within the System. The hospitals of IHS have also earned a host of accolades from such notable sources as U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, Newsweek Magazine, the American College of Radiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Surgeons, the Joint Commission, Leapfrog and the American Heart/Stroke Association.
Locally owned and locally controlled, Independence Health System offers its patients low-cost, high-quality care across a broad spectrum of services in such specialties as cardiology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, emergency medicine, behavioral health and primary care. Its network of outpatient centers sees more then 1.2 million visits annually. IHS Homecare further supports patients at all stages of life with home health and hospice services.
Independence Health System continues to change the landscape of healthcare in western Pennsylvania by meeting patient needs through superb physician expertise, outstanding nursing and support staff, the latest in technology and programmatic depth.
Mission
Independence Health System exists to provide a trusted delivery of care
which makes a positive impact on the lives of every individual we touch.
Vision
Independence Health System will be recognized as the premier provider of
high quality, value-driven affordable integrated care in the region. We
will achieve this through unwavering commitment to individual and organizational
excellence and technological innovation.
Health System hospitals lauded for 15 Clinical Achievements for exceptional performance, including America’s Best Honors in Coronary Interventional ...
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Butler Memorial Hospital receives top ratings for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement for three years in a row BUTLER, Pa., Oct.. 28, 2025 –Independence ...
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BUTLER, Pa., Aug. 25, 2025 — Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital has once again received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ...
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GREENSBURG, PA., Aug. 27, 2025 – Independence Health System has earned statewide recognition for its efforts to support and raise awareness about ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., August 21, 2025 — Pamela Hepp, Esq., general counsel for Independence Health System, has been named to City and State Pennsylvania’s ...
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BUTLER, Pa., August 5, 2025 — Roger Lutz, chief information officer of Independence Health System, has been named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., July 30, 2025 — Independence Health System has once again earned national recognition for its dedication to exemplary stroke care. ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., July 17, 2025 – Independence Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Elizabeth Kovacik Eicher, MD, MPH, as its ...
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Butler, PA, July 9, 2025 - Independence Health System has once again been recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) as a ...
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Butler, PA – June 10, 2025 – Independence Health System announces the appointment of Michael Fiorina, DO, FAAFP, as its new Chief Medical Officer ...
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Butler, Pa., March 26, 2025 — Independence Health System announces the upcoming retirement of Karen Allen, President of Butler Memorial and Clarion ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, March 11, 2025 … Independence Health System (IHS) today announced that the thoracic surgical group of Independence Health System ...
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Greensburg, Pa., Feb. 21, 2025 – Independence Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Cancro as Chief Development Officer for ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, Feb. 19, 2025 … Independence Health System (IHS) today unveiled Westmoreland Hospital’s Outpatient Pharmacy in a new, more central ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, Jan. 15, 2025 … Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital today announced that its Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute ...
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Trib Live: Independence Health cut its operating losses by close to 50% in 2024, but those losses remain in the eight-figure range, prompting leaders ...
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Butler, PA, Jan. 8, 2025 … Independence Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelley Skoloda as the new Chief Marketing and ...
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Health System Hospitals Lauded For Clinical Achievements, Including Top National and State Honors in Coronary Intervention GREENSBURG, PA, October 22, ...
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Independence Health System continues to be among the nation’s top performers for outpatient orthopedic surgery. Independence Health System Butler ...
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Independence Health System is pleased to announce the addition of four new trustees to the Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation (LAHCF) board. ...
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Independence Health System is pleased to announce the addition of three new trustees to the BHS Foundation: Robert Buzzelli, Kristen Fiorina and Gail ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, JULY 25, 2024 … Independence Health System continues to receive national accolades for cardiovascular care, this time through the ...
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Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital has once again received the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus ...
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Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital once again has been ranked among the nation’s best, with repeat honors from U.S. News & World Report. ...
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Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals Receive American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines ® - Stroke Gold Plus award for proven dedication ...
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Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital has once again been recognized as a Primary Stroke Center by the Accreditation Commission for ...
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Latrobe Bulletin: The thoracic surgical group of Independence Health System-Westmoreland Area has once again earned a distinguished three-star rating ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, June 6, 2024 …Independence Health System continues to be recognized as a leader in employee wellness, with the human resources ...
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Three-Star Rating Highest Honor from Society of Thoracic Surgeons GREENSBURG, PA, June 16, 2024 … The thoracic surgical group of Independence Health ...
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Trib Live : Tenth grade Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center student Zoey Wilders carefully stuffed gauze into a simulated wound to ...
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Trib Live: Longstanding support from nurses at Independence Health helps ensure Jeannette City School District students don’t go hungry when they ...
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Westmoreland Hospital Among Top 3 in PA for Coronary Intervention Procedures and Among Top 5 in PA for Surgical Care GREENSBURG, PA, January 23, 2024 ...
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Health System Hospitals Lauded For 21 Clinical Achievements, Including America’s Best Honors in Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention GREENSBURG, PA, ...
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Three-Star Rating Highest Honor from Society of Thoracic Surgeons GREENSBURG, PA, January 10, 2024 … The thoracic surgical group of Independence ...
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WPXI: Three hospitals in Western Pennsylvania have been named among the best for maternity care in a list just released by the U.S. News & World ...
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Repeat Designation Comes From U.S. News & World Report GREENSBURG, PA, December 5, 2023 … Independence Health System and Westmoreland Hospital are ...
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BUTLER, PA, November 6, 2023 – Butler Memorial Hospital, part of Independence Health System continues to be nationally recognized for adhering to the ...
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LATROBE, PA, November 1, 2023 … The Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society (LAHAS) continues the Lights of Love holiday tradition in 2023, with donations ...
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On the heels of a highly successful shoe drive in 2021, Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society concluded another well-supported collection that will ...
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BUTLER, PA September 29, 2023 … Butler Memorial and Clarion Hospital, both part of Independence Health System, were recognized by the Good Food, ...
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Westmoreland Hospital Named Among America’s Best by Healthgrades GREENSBURG, PA, September 18, 2023 … Patients with heart disease need not wonder ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, August 14, 2023 … Independence Health System has once again received national recognition for clinical expertise and high quality ...
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LATROBE, PA, July 12, 2023 … Four aspiring family physicians are the recipients of this year’s Andrew D. Bagby Family Medicine Scholarship. Each ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, July 11, 2023 …Independence Health System continues to be recognized as a leader in employee wellness, with its human resources ...
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Trib Live: “Ray rides again.” It’s not just the motto that Charley Family Shop ’n Save owner Ray Charley uses to describe his return to biking, after ...
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Photo: Independence Health System thoracic surgeons Michael Szwerc (left) and Brian Lace (far right) with Kirby Thornton, Respiratory Care Services, ...
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Latrobe Bulletin: Independence Health System and endoscopy services systemwide have received national commendation by the American Society for ...
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GREENSBURG, PA, June 22, 2023 … Independence Health System and endoscopy services systemwide have received national commendation by the American ...
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Officials at Excela Health and Butler Health System today announced they have finalized the joining of the two organizations, creating a new health ...
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Violence in the health care setting is growing – with more reports of threats, physical interactions, brandishing of weapons, and harm to providers or ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., Nov. 17, 2025 – Independence Health System today announced the appointment of Erica Shaffer as its chief access officer and senior ...
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Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety CLARION, Pa., Nov.13, 2025 – Independence Health System’s Clarion ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., Nov. 10, 2025 – Independence Health System has been recognized in the 2025 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, an awards program ...
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GREENSBURG, Pa., Oct. 9, 2025 – The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) announced that Independence Health System’s ...
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Greensburg, Pa, Sept. 17, 2025 — Independence Health System, Westmoreland area, has been named the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 ...
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