Firelands Regional Medical Center has a history rich with the tradition of providing the finest healthcare services available to the surrounding five county areas.

Today's Firelands Regional Medical Center is the combination of three former Sandusky hospitals into one regional medical center providing state-of-the-art medical care. It began with the laying of the cornerstone for the former Good Samaritan Hospital on June 27, 1876 followed by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine based in Cleveland founding Providence Hospital in 1902. In 1923, the Diocesan boundaries were redrawn and the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio assumed sponsorship. In 1985, Good Samaritan Hospital and Sandusky Memorial Hospital merged, becoming Firelands Community Hospital. In 2001 Firelands Community Hospital and Providence Hospital merged to become Firelands Regional Medical Center - the largest health system in the five county area.

This blend of allopathic and osteopathic professions, religious-cultural awareness, along with a full-service base lends itself to a unique and comprehensive 400 bed healthcare system in north central Ohio. Its combined medical staff represents approximately 200 physicians with 86% achieving board certification and a hospital staff of approximately 1,900 employees. Its Board of Directors is represented by a cross-section of leaders within the community, local business and industry.

Today, Firelands Regional Medical Center provides the area with many advanced medical procedures affording residents the highest quality medical care close to home. Recent regional partnerships with University Hospitals continue Firelands commitment to being big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you.