Holy Cross Health fka Holy Cross Hospital is located in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The hospital is a non-profit, 557-bed
Catholic hospital
The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care services in the world. It has around 18,000 clinics, 16,000 homes for the elderly and those with special needs, and 5,500 hospitals, with 65 percent of them located in deve ...
which operates in the spirit of 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 ...
. It is a member of
Trinity Health.
Founded in 1955, Holy Cross has received honors for its patient safety, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, women's health, geriatric, stroke care, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart bypass surgery.
A full-service, acute care hospital, Holy Cross is home to the Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Center, Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Research Institute, Michael & Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rehabilitation Institute, Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Diagnostic Imaging Center, Zachariah Family Wellness Pavilion and the Feldman Center for Optimal Health. Its satellite locations include the Orthopedic Institute, Orthopedic Research Institute Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women's Center, Urgent Care and Imaging Centers, HealthPlex, Holy Cross Medical Group offices and outpatient rehabilitation services.
History
Operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, the hospital opened in 1955 to serve the sick and injured without regard to race, religion or nationality.
References
External links
Holy Cross, Fort lauderdale Official site
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Buildings and structures in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Catholic hospitals in North America
Hospitals established in 1955
Hospitals in Florida
1955 establishments in Florida