SSM Health Saint Mary's HospitalMadison, formerly St. Mary's Hospital, is a 440-bed not-for-profit
hospital
A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically ...
located in
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 Uni ...
that serves 18 surrounding south-central Wisconsin counties. It is a part of the
SSM Health system based in St. Louis. Sister hospitals in Wisconsin include St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo and St. Mary's Janesville Hospital. In June 2020, St. Mary's Hospital had 440 hospital beds.
History
In 1912, at the request of several Madison physicians and local clergy, eight
Sisters of Mary arrived from
St. Louis
St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ...
, Missouri where the congregation had founded St. Mary's Infirmary. They proceeded to establish a "Sisters' Hospital" for the city of Madison. St. Mary's Hospital opened its doors and its 70 beds on September 22, 1912.
Services
St. Mary's HospitalMadison is a general medical and surgical facility. St. Mary's Hospital offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient health and wellness services specializing in cardiac, family birth, pediatrics, neuroscience, geriatrics, orthopedics, and emergency services.
In 2016 St. Mary's adult Behavioral Health Unit, with room for twenty patients, was the largest adult inpatient behavioral health unit, in Dane County. "Some of our most vulnerable people are having to leave the county because the bed availability is not there for them," said Journey Mental Health Center CEO Ronald Lampert. That year the hospital announced a substantial expansion and renovation of its adult Behavioral Health Unit facilities.
In 2019 St. Mary'sMadison was rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions by ''
U.S. News & World Report''.
"SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Madison", ''U.S. News & World Report''
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References
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Hospital buildings completed in 1912
Hospitals established in 1912
Hospitals in Wisconsin
Organizations based in Madison, Wisconsin
Christian hospitals in the United States
1912 establishments in Wisconsin