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History

Saint Joseph Hospital was founded on October 2, 1877, by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a Bardstown, Kentucky-based group who managed schools and orphanages around the state, as well as the St Joseph Infirmary hospital in Louisville. The Lexington branch of the St Joseph Infirmary was started in October 1877 by Sister Euphrasia Stafford. In 1998 Saint Joseph acquired Jewish Hospital Lexington, which was renamed Saint Joseph East. In 2003, Berea Hospital joined Catholic Health Initiatives. Mary Chiles Hospital in Mount Sterling joined in 2007. In 2008, Saint Joseph HealthCare and three other hospitals owned by Catholic Health Initiatives joined to create the Saint Joseph Health System. In 2012, the health system merged with Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services/

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Saint Joseph Health System hospitals

*Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington, Kentucky *Saint Joseph East (formerly Jewish Hospital Lexington) - Lexington, Kentucky *Saint Joseph Berea (formerly Berea Hospital) - Berea, Kentucky *Saint Joseph London (formerly Marymount Hospital) - London, Kentucky *Saint Joseph Mount Sterling (formerly Mary Chiles Hospital) - Mount Sterling, Kentucky *Flaget Memorial Hospital - Bardstown, Kentucky

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