Founded in 1995, Via Christi Health is a network of hospitals, senior villages and health services providers in Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. Located in Wichita, Kan., the health care center operates 11 hospitals as well as 16 managed senior villages, clinics and ambulatory facilities. Via Christi Health is affiliated with the Ascension Health and the Marian Health System. It is a part of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother and Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita.