St. Joseph's Health Center is a not-for-profit
hospital network
A hospital network is a public, non-profit or for-profit company or organization that provides two or more hospitals and other broad healthcare facilities and services. A hospital network may include hospitals in one or more regions within one o ...
anchored by
St. Joseph's Hospital (Syracuse, New York)
St. Joseph's Hospital is a 451-bed medical facility in Syracuse, New York. The hospital is one of a growing number with "a separate psychiatric emergency department;" theirs has 10 beds and it opened in 2007.
History
In the mid-nineteenth centu ...
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History
In March 1860 the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia came to Syracuse in response to a request to teach at Assumption School, and at St. Joseph’s School in Utica. Later that year, they became a separate community, the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse. In 1869 they opened St. Joseph Hospital. The school of nursing opened in 1898.
["Today in History: St. Joseph’s Hospital Opens on Prospect Hill", Onondaga Historical Association]
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In 1969, on its 100th anniversary, St. Joseph's Hospital changed its name to "St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center" to reflect the greater scope of services provided.["Caring Connections", St. Joseph Health Foundation, 2019]
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In 2004 the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse merged with two other Franciscan congregations to form the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities. In 2015, St. Joseph’s Health was acquired by Trinity Health, one of the nation’s biggest health systems. On July 1, the sisters transferred sponsorship of St. Joseph Health to Trinity Health's Catholic Health Ministries.
Present day
St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y.
In February 2019 St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute opened an office on Oneida Health’s campus in Oneida. St. Joseph's Home Health Care provides care for adults and children with physical and mental health care needs and assure continuity of care for patients discharged from the hospital. St. Joseph's Health At Home is based in Liverpool, New York
Liverpool is a lakeside village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. Its population was 2,347 at the 2010 census. The name was adopted from the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The village is on Onondaga Lake, in the western part ...
; among its services is a Military and Veterans Health Care Program.
In June 2022 it was announced that St. Joseph’s Health would consolidate its administrative functions with Albany's St. Peter's Health Partners
St. Peter's Health Partners is a healthcare system that "runs a chain of hospitals in the Albany area" and is a member of Trinity Health (Livonia, Michigan), Trinity Health; the latter includes hospitals in 22 states of the United States.
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to create a single regional operation.
Affiliates
In 2014 Lewis County General Hospital
Lewis County General Hospital (LCGH) is a Short Term Acute Care facility in Lowville, New York serving its eponymous county both for medical service and as its largest employer. LCGH is part of "Lewis County Health System".
History
Lewis County ...
affiliated with St. Joseph's Health.Rome Memorial Hospital
Rome Memorial Hospital is a medical facility in Rome, New York. They also operate an 80-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and several outpatient centers.
History
''Rome Hospital'' opened in 1884 as a small cottage hospital. Dr. Thomas M. Flandrau an ...
became an affiliate of St. Joseph's Health for easier access to specialty care; it retains its own separate identity. (In 2021 Rome Memorial Hospital adopted ''Rome Health'' as its new name to more accurately reflect the scope of services provided.)[
In 2017 ]Auburn Community Hospital
Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) is a acute-care medical facility in Auburn, New York. The hospital hosts a VA community-based outpatient clinic. ACH is the largest employer in Cayuga County.
History
"Auburn City Hospital" was founded in 1878, ...
signed an agreement with St. Joseph's Health and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) which let them share services while each maintaining their own identity and independence.[ This includes retaining the name "Auburn Community Hospital" (ACH).]
References
External links
St. Joseph's Health website
"Kaufman Hall Advises St. Josephs Syracuse on Joining Trinity Health System", Kaufman Hall
Hospital networks in the United States
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