Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (formerly known as Creighton University Medical Center-Saint Joseph Hospital) 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 emerge ...
located in Central
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
in the United States. On April 24, 2012, CUMC signed an agreement to be part of the Alegent Health System (now
CHI Health
CHI Health (formerly Alegent Health) is a regional healthcare network headquartered in Omaha. The combined organization consists of 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, and more than 150 employed physician practices in Iowa ...
) during the summer of 2012. The CUMC-Saint Joseph Hospital closed June 9, 2017 while simultaneously the academic medical center and trauma services opened at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy. The building has been remodeled into apartments by NuStyle Development, and opened in June 2018. The apartment complex is now called "The Atlas".
History
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital was founded on September 25, 1870, at 12th and Mason Streets by the
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute had about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They a ...
.
This hospital was a plain wood-frame building with two wards and ten rooms.
In 1880, the Sisters of St. Francis took over management of the hospital and renamed it The Creighton Memorial Hospital.
By 1882 an addition was required to keep up with care demands.
In 1892,
John A. Creighton
John Andrew Creighton (October 15, 1831 – February 7, 1907) was a pioneer businessman and philanthropist in Omaha, Nebraska who founded Creighton University. The younger brother of Edward Creighton, John was responsible for a variety of instituti ...
established the John A. Creighton Medical College along with a 200-bed hospital.
The new hospital was built at 10th and Castelar Streets at a cost of $200,000, and was called the Creighton Memorial St. Joseph Hospital.
At this time, the hospital became the primary resource for clinical instruction in the medical school.
Several additions to the building were made at this location over the years.
In 1978 the hospital moved to its facility at 30th and California Streets.
American Medical International acquired St. Joseph Hospital in 1984;
Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a for-profit multinational healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Through its brands, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships, including United Surgical Partners International (U ...
acquired American Medical in 1995. In 2012, Tenent and
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...
sold the hospital to Alegent Health (now
CHI Health
CHI Health (formerly Alegent Health) is a regional healthcare network headquartered in Omaha. The combined organization consists of 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, and more than 150 employed physician practices in Iowa ...
).
The hospital is the teaching hospital for
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...
's College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Dentistry and the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.
The hospital has gone through several name changes, beginning as Creighton Memorial, then Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University Medical Center, and most recently, after a relocation to Mercy St., Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy.
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center closed the building at 601 N 30th Street in June 2017, moving its trauma services to CHI Health Bergan Mercy and opening its University Campus location at 2412 Cuming Street. The new facility has an
emergency department
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
, several observation rooms, a pharmacy and various outpatient clinics. Any patients needing admission are transferred to another hospital.
See also
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CHI Health
CHI Health (formerly Alegent Health) is a regional healthcare network headquartered in Omaha. The combined organization consists of 28 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, and more than 150 employed physician practices in Iowa ...
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List of hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska
Hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska have been integral to the city's growth since its founding in 1857. The city has a number of hospitals that were founded by religious groups, and has many medical centers resultant from the mergers of various hospital ...
References
External links
Historic images Old St. Joseph Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska- Nebraska Memories
Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy
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Hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska
Hospital buildings completed in 1892
Hospital buildings completed in 1978
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Christian hospitals
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Hospitals established in 1870
1870 establishments in Nebraska