IASIS Healthcare, located in Franklin, Tennessee, was the for-profit owner and operator of medium-sized acute care hospitals in high-growth urban and suburban markets.

IASIS Healthcare, its assets and employees have since merged with Steward Health Care System of Florida, the largest private operator of hospitals in the nation.

[2] Founded in 1998, IASIS Healthcare is an owner and operator of community-focused hospitals in high-growth markets.

IASIS Healthcare began principal operations in October 1999, in transactions arranged by the management team and Joseph Littlejohn & Levy.

The Foundation's first mission was a trip to the Serengeti Region in the east African nation of Tanzania.