Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (WFH), a division of Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc., Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is a Catholic, not-for-profit health care and housing organization of nearly 23,000 associates and nearly 3,000 physicians, serving at sites in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado. The System includes 15 hospitals, four long-term care facilities, two home health agencies, 70 clinic sites at which nearly 600 employed physicians practice, approximately 2,800 units of assisted living and other housing, and Corporate Services Offices in Wheaton, Illinois and Glendale, Wisconsin. Started more than 125 years ago and formally incorporated in 1983, our organization is committed to living out the Mission and Values of our Sponsors, the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, by providing excellent and compassionate health care and housing services to all, regardless of their ability to pay.  

Health Care Mission

The Wheaton Franciscan System is committed to living out the healing ministry of Jesus by providing exceptional and compassionate health care service that promotes the dignity and well being of the people we serve.

Health Care Vision

Our health ministries will be recognized in each community we serve for superior and compassionate patient service, clinical excellence, as the health care employer of choice and the preferred partner of physic

ians.

Housing Mission

The Wheaton Franciscan System is committed to providing quality affordable housing in a compassionate environment that promotes wholeness of life within ourselves and the communities we serve.

Housing Vision

Our shelter ministries will be recognized for excellence in property management and a well-integrated network of support services that provide hope, growth and opportunity.

Our Values

Our Values, which flow from our Mission and Catholic tradition, must have meaning for every one of us. Through them we put the healing ministry of Jesus into practice throughout the Wheaton Franciscan System. The following are behaviors that are expected of all associates, physicians, volunteers, and anyone else acting on behalf of the organization. We hope these behaviors will influence for the better every person whose life we touch.

Respect: We value each person as sacred, created in the image and likeness of God, which gives worth and meaning to each person’s life.

Integrity: We value honesty and words and actions that build trust.

Development: We value personal and professional

growth that combines the physical, emotional, spiritual and relational aspects of life and work.

Excellence: We value superior performance in our work and service.

Stewardship: We value our responsibility to use human, financial and natural resources entrusted to us for the common good, with special concern for those who are poor.

Benefits

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare offers a comprehensive package of benefits to associates, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Dependent life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Pre-paid legal
• Pension plan
• 403(b) Savings plan
• 457 (b) Deferred compensation plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Employee assistance program

Associates working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for most insurance benefits. Benefits vary based on length of service and level of employment. For more information, contact our human resources department.