Sistema de Salud Menonita (Mennonite Health System) is a system of teaching hospitals and family health centers located throughout Puerto Rico.
History Sistema de Salud Menonita was founded in 1944 by Mennonite missionaries in the city of Aibonito, Puerto Rico and has since grown into a major non-profit healthcare network in Puerto Rico. It includes six hospitals across various municipalities: Aibonito, Cayey, Caguas, Humacao, Guayama, and Ponce, as well as a mental health facility (CIMA) in Aibonito.Nuestras Raíces. Sistema de Salud Menonita. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
It operates with a mission rooted in the values of the Mennonite Church, offering services such as emergency care, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and behavioral health. The organization is known for its commitment to underserved populations and integrates spiritual care with medical treatment.Sistema de Salud Menonita official website. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
Over the years, the network has expanded through acquisition and development of existing facilities, such as the San Juan Bautista Hospital (Caguas) in 2011 and the Hospital San Cristóbal (Ponce) in 2022.Sistema de Salud Menonita asume la operación del Hospital San Cristóbal. Noticel. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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