St. Charles Health System main medical facility is located on Bend’s east side of Neff Rd between NE Purcell Blvd and NE 27th St. With four hospitals and more than 220 employed medical providers, they are the largest provider of medical care in Central Oregon. What began in 2001 as Cascade Health Services, St. Charles Medical Center in Bend merged with Central Oregon District Hospital in Redmond and today St. Charles Health System as a private, nonprofit Oregon corporation owns and operates medical centers in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras. Their medical centers in Bend and Redmond are accredited by The Joint Commission and St. Charles Bend is Oregon’s only Level II Trauma Center east of the Cascades. St. Charles Prineville and St. Charles Madras are both critical access hospitals that are well regarded in their commitment to modern, progressive health care. Hospital services range from advanced illness management and cancer care to clinical research and stroke care. They operate 14 clinics as well, including anticoagulation, behavioral health, infectious disease, outpatient rehabilitation, pulmonary, and a sleep center.