An Exciting Announcement
Witham has executed a Letter of Intent to join Parkview Health
Parkview and Witham have recognized how the health systems together can advance local healthcare for the community.
Both health systems share a deep commitment to delivering high quality, patient-centered care and strengthening access to services in the communities they serve. Witham’s long-standing reputation, strong clinical performance and trusted presence in Boone County align closely with Parkview’s mission to support local healthcare delivery, address evolving community needs and ensure rural and growing areas of Indiana have sustainable, high-quality care for years to come.
Parkview Health is nationally recognized for quality and safety, patient experience, and workplace culture.
Parkview Health is a not-for-profit community healthcare system serving Indiana and Ohio, originally founded in 1878 as Fort Wayne City Hospital. Parkview employs more than 17,500 co-workers including more than 1,400 physicians and advanced practice providers in more than 300 locations that include 22 counties and 15 hospitals.
- Four Parkview hospitals received an “A” grade from Leapfrog in the spring of 2025. Five hospitals received an “A” grade in fall 2025.
- U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospitals – Parkview Regional Medical Center. Parkview Ortho Hospital named as “high performing” in three categories
- NRC Health Excellence in Experience Management Award
- No.1 non-profit and No. 31 overall in North American Inspiring Workplaces and Global Top 100 Awards
- Ranked No. 5 nationwide in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
- Certified by Great Place To Work®
- Named to Becker’s Top Places to Work in Healthcare and Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State
Parkview values physician leadership, with physicians actively involved in governance and clinical decision-making to help shape strategy, quality and the patient experience. Like Witham, Parkview operates in a dyad leadership structure. Each service line is led by an administrative leader and a physician leader to ensure perspectives from all aspects of a patient’s care journey.
Parkview offers competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; educational financial assistance; retirement contribution plan opportunities; lifestyle and childcare benefits and more. Visit www.parkview.com/careers#benefits to learn more.
- Provides in excess of $334 million in charity care (financial assistance) and uncompensated care.
- Provides millions of dollars in community benefit to non-profits that provide services to underserved areas.
- Expands access to nutritious food through initiatives such as a community grocery store, community greenhouse and produce prescription program.
- Supports community nursing outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Increases access to preventative care through mobile services offering free childhood vaccinations.
- Improves early detection of breast cancer by offering free mobile mammography screening in underserved neighborhoods.
- Partnered with Undue Medical Debt to abolish more than $64 million in medical debt for 34,000+ patients nationwide.
- Engages directly with local employers to improve health outcomes in their workforce through on-site clinics, shared clinics and data analytics. Launched a low-cost health plan for employers that offers savings of more than 25% compared to commercial insurance plans.
- Demonstrates leadership in addressing healthcare affordability, renegotiating contracts with major insurers to deliver more than $1.1 billion in hospital rate reductions from 2020 to 2025 and securing a new long-term agreement with Anthem that extends those reduced rates through 2029.
- Invests in ambulatory surgical centers and hybrid service delivery models.
- Provides patients with cost estimator tools and transparent pricing.
- Hosts more than 5,000 students for hands-on learning experiences in Parkview facilities annually.
- Partners with 58 high schools to support work-based learning experiences for students in Indiana and Ohio, as well as 129 higher education partners.
- Gifts 10+ Parkview clinicians to serve as clinical instructors of nursing and imaging to local colleges and universities.
- Invests in multiple economic development projects, in partnership with local economic development organizations and local governments.
- Started a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program to help increase the number of physicians serving rural Indiana communities. The program anticipates 150 new physicians by 2030.
Answers to some of your questions
Witham’s mission is to improve health through genuine care and unwavering support, and our vision is to provide exceptional and easy experiences to all we serve. Witham holds very strongly our values of Honesty, Thoughtfulness, Professionalism, and especially Supportive Community. By joining Parkview, we can bring significant investments in healthcare services to Boone County and the I-65 corridor, expand services, enhance clinical capabilities, and keep care close to home.
When Flavius J. Witham gifted funds to establish a hospital in 1915, his intent was to provide local access to healthcare services. Mr. Witham’s wish has been fulfilled for more than 111 years as Witham Health Services has grown and improved with the surrounding community.
Parkview and Witham share a deep commitment to delivering high quality, patient centered care and strengthening access to services in the communities they serve. Witham’s long-standing reputation, strong clinical performance and trusted presence in Boone County align closely with Parkview’s mission to support local healthcare delivery, address evolving community needs and ensure rural and growing areas of Indiana have sustainable, high-quality care for years to come.
Pending completion of approvals, due diligence, and final agreements, Witham will become part of the greater Parkview Health system. Planning around any changes in brand and name will be made as part of the final agreements.
Pending approval from the Boone County Commissioners and Boone County Council, completion of due diligence, regulatory approvals, and final agreements, Witham will become part of Parkview Health and will no longer be a county hospital. The health system will continue to focus on caring for the community in and around Boone County and will have more resources to do so.
There will be no immediate changes. Witham will be working with Parkview over the next several weeks to share details about our operations, schedule on-site visits and meetings, and learn more about their health system, too.
After completion of approvals, due diligence, and final agreements, strategic investment will be made to grow services, increase access to care, and improve local capabilities.
Changes to align with the Parkview brand, technology, policies, and employee benefits are expected over time.
Witham will continue to be governed by its own local Board of Trustees and the current Witham Executive Leadership Team will continue to lead local governance. The Board’s current members will be invited to continue to serve, and two additional members will be selected by Parkview.
This partnership has been initiated with respect to Witham’s mission, vision, and values, which align very well with Parkview’s mission to improve health and inspire well-being. Parkview is a national leader in safety and quality, patient experience, and workplace culture. The system is the recipient of numerous national awards and received ‘A’ grades in the fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades released by the Leapfrog Group.
Yes. Contributions and sponsorships in the local community will continue at similar levels to what they have in 2025 and 2026.
Contributions that have been made to the Witham Foundation will continue to support their intended local purpose