About Us

Reid Healthier Communities is an initiative based out of our Community Benefit department and is focused on improving the health in the communities we serve. Based in Richmond, Indiana, Reid’s service area spans 6 Indiana counties (Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Wayne and Union) and 2 Ohio counties (Darke and Preble). Through sharing data and resources regarding the health of the communities we serve, we aim to encourage collaborative partnerships and coordinated efforts to improve health for all of the communities within the Reid service area.

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Our Mission

Our Mission:

To lead our communities to well-being, one person at a time

Our Vision:

  • Healthier people
  • Thriving communities
  • Trusted partner

Our Values:

  • Excellence
  • Empathy
  • Integrity
  • Accountability

Our mission and vision statements, along with our organizational values, are meant to inspire our team members and the communities we serve while also helping guide us in the short and long terms. These will influence our priorities, activities, and responsibilities for the years ahead.

We want to clearly state for our team members, our patients, their families, and our communities where our priorities lie, the kind of organization we strive to be and give a clear roadmap on what is required to improve the health of individuals in our service area.

Our History

We opened as Reid Memorial Hospital on July 27, 1905. Daniel G. Reid – an industrialist whose wealth came from tin plating, railroads and steel – financed the construction.

Reid, originally from Richmond, was living in New York when he learned of the need to replace St. Stephen’s Hospital, which had only 10 beds and was turning away about 50 patients a week. William B. Leeds, Reid’s partner in business ventures and also a former Richmond resident contributed $10,000. An additional $10,000 was donated from the estate of Robert Morrison and $5,000 from James M. Starr’s estate. Reid contributed the balance, about $130,000.

The hospital name was in memory of Reid’s wife, Ella, and their son, Frank, who both died before the turn of the century. The cornerstone was laid in September 1904 and Reid Memorial was dedicated July 27, 1905.

In 1992, we changed our name to Reid Hospital and Health Care Services to reflect our growth into much more than an inpatient hospital.  We continued to grow and adapt and develop into a regional health system, and in 2015, we again changed our name, this time to Reid Health.

Reid Today

After almost 100 years at our original location, it became obvious the most cost-efficient and quality-driven option for continued growth would be a new facility, with decisions announced in 1999-2000. In September 2004, Reid broke ground at its new location on about 100 acres just off Chester Boulevard two miles north of our old home. We completed the move on Sept. 10, 2008, when the inpatient hospital opened its doors.

Today, our health system includes a 189-bed hospital on our main campus and numerous satellite locations in the region of East-Central Indiana and West-Central Ohio that we serve. Reid's service area is home to about 280,000 people and includes six Indiana and two Ohio counties.

We are accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the Indiana State Department of Health, Medicare/Medicaid, American Association of Blood Banks, and the American College of Surgeons Community Cancer Program.

We look to an exciting future as we continue to grow and expand our services to meet the needs of the patients and families we serve.

We are accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the Indiana State Department of Health, Medicare/Medicaid, American Association of Blood Banks, and the American College of Surgeons Community Cancer Program.

We look to an exciting future as we continue to grow and expand our services to meet the needs of the patients and families we serve.

What We Do

Community Benefit is one of many departments within Reid Health. Our Community Benefit department is charged with doing the following to fulfill our vision of health in our service area:

1) Community Health Assessment: We support and steer the process for conducting a comprehensive community health assessment for the counties within our service area.

2) Community Health Improvement Plan: We use findings from the community health assessment to update a community health improvement plan, including our priorities, goals, objectives, and strategies.

3) Coordination and Collaboration: We help to coordinate and collaborate with community partners on community health planning and improvement activities in the service area that support our prioritized needs.

4) Capacity Building: We act as a resource for using data and best practices in community health planning and improvement activities.