The entrance to Mother Theodore Hall.
Providence Health Care, Inc., a sponsored institution of the Sisters of Providence, oversees the operations of the skilled nursing facility at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Providence Health Care was incorporated in 2002 during the construction of Mother Theodore Hall. This facility is a licensed and Medicare/Medicaid-certified building.
As of October 2012, Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is open to patients from the general public. Holistic care featuring inpatient and outpatient Physical, Occupational, Speech and Aquatic Therapy with 24-hour skilled nursing care are offered in private rooms in a beautiful, comfortable setting just 10 minutes from downtown Terre Haute, Ind. An assisted living unit is also available. For more information call 812-535-4001 or email jbland@spsmw.org. Click here to view a brochure.
Providence Health Care recently received a five-star rating, the highest overall rating, from the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A facility’s overall rating is geared to its performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and medical care. Because of the  five-star rating, Providence Health Care has been ranked among the “Best Nursing Homes” by U.S. News and World Report.
Providence Health Care is the only facility in the Wabash Valley to offer an on-site aquatic therapy pool allowing even patients with limited mobility access to beneficial water therapy.
A two-tier board governs Providence Health Care, Inc. The first tier is the General Council of the Sisters of Providence, which reserves the right to determine the mission, hire the director and approve financial strategy and policies. The second tier is a board that oversees day-to-day operations. Members of that board are Sisters Paula Damiano, Lawrence Ann Liston, Ann Margaret O’Hara, Martha Wessel, and Lisa Stallings; local physician Dr. James Turner; Dr. Margaret Pabst, retired director of holistic health for the Sisters of Providence; Mike Cassell, a hospital marketing director; Maureen Leugers, MBA, RD, CD,  a healthcare marketing manager; Curtis Wilkinson, an attorney with Wilkinson, Goeller, Modesitt, Wilkinson & Drummy;  Steve Ackman, executive director of financial operations of the Sisters of Providence; and John Wilhite, a member of the Indiana University foundation.
Gerald Dutton is the director of Providence Health Care, Inc.
