St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) is a
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergen ...
in
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa ...
. Part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, a division of
Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is a national Catholic healthcare system, with headquarters in Englewood, Colorado. CHI is a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed, in 1996, through the consolidation of three Catholic health systems. It is ...
, it was the founding Washington operation of the former Franciscan Health System.
History
St. Joseph Medical Center was called St. Joseph Hospital when it was established by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in 1891.
As a part of the non-profit and faith-based Franciscan Health System, the mission of St. Joseph Medical Center is "to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities."
In 1969, an expansion was undertaken by
Bertrand Goldberg
Bertrand Goldberg (July 17, 1913 – October 8, 1997) was an American architect and industrial designer, best known for the Marina City complex in Chicago, Illinois, the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of complet ...
to provide an additional 260 beds.
Services
As a
Level II trauma center
A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emergen ...
, SJMC's services include 24-hour emergency medical care. In 2013 the hospital opened an upgraded
Level III NICU that operates in conjunction with Seattle Children's hospital.
SJMC offers inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services; heart and vascular care; orthopedic services; rehabilitation services; cancer care; diagnostic imaging; physical, speech and occupational therapies; hospice; and a voluntary admit adult inpatient mental health program.
See also
*
List of hospitals in Washington
References
External links
St. Joseph Medical Center official siteSisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia official siteWashington State Hospital Association official siteVirginia Mason Franciscan Health official site
Hospitals in Washington (state)
Franciscan hospitals
Buildings and structures in Tacoma, Washington
Hospitals established in 1891
Bertrand Goldberg buildings
Catholic hospitals in North America
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