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St. Joseph`s Health
Company typeHospital network
Founded2013
Headquarters
Syracuse, New York
,
USA
St. Joseph Hospital
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Geography
LocationSyracuse, New York, United States
Services
Beds451
History
Opened1869
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ListsHospitals in New York State

St. Joseph's Health is a not-for-profit hospital network in upstate New York. It is anchored by St. Joseph's Hospital is a 451-bed medical facility in Syracuse. The hospital is one of a growing number with "a separate psychiatric emergency department;" theirs has 10 beds and it opened in 2007.

History

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In the mid-nineteenth century, many German and Irish immigrants worked on the Erie and Oswego canals, the railroad, or for salt producers. Eight Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia came to Syracuse in March 1860 to teach at Assumption School and at St. Joseph's in Utica. Later that year, they became a separate community, the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse. Working out of St. Anthony's Convent, they soon began to provide at-home care for the sick. In 1869, the sisters purchased the Samsel property on Prospect Hill, a former dance hall and saloon, and on May 6, opened St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse's first public hospital.[1] Sister Dominic was in charge, assisted by Sisters Mechtildes, Veronica, Johanna, and Hyacinthe.The hospital had a unique charter for its time – open to caring for the sick without distinction as to a person’s nationality, religion or color.[2]

Mother Marianne Cope served as St. Joe’s administrator from 1870 to 1877.[3] In 1883 she relocated with six other sisters to Hawaiʻi to care for persons suffering leprosy on the island of Molokaʻi and aid in developing the medical infrastructure in Hawaiʻi. Cope was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012.[4]

In 1871 Geneva Medical College was transferred to Syracuse University.[5] One of the reasons for the move was that Syracuse had a hospital. Many of the city's businessmen and politicians supported the work of the hospital. In 1878 mayor James J. Belden formed a committee of citizens, St. Joseph's Hospital Aid Society, to look after the interests of St. Joseph's. Local businessman John R. Clancy served as financial secretary. Dennis McCarthy followed Theodore Dissel as president; he was later followed by Burns Lyman Smith and Harvey D. Burrill of the Syracuse Journal.[6]

The hospital was enlarged in 1882 by an addition, and again in 1896 with the construction of a large annex.[7] The new hospital chapel was dedicated May 17, 1897. The school of nursing opened in 1898.[2] The school of nursing opened in 1898.[2] St. Joseph's College of Nursing offers an applied science degree with a major in nursing. A Dual Degree Partnership in Nursing (DDPN) with Le Moyne College allows students to achieve both an associate and a baccalaureate degree in four years.[8]

In July 1918, St. Joseph’s was one of a number of local hospitals providing emergency care to those injured in an explosion of TNT at the munitions factory at Split Rock.[9]

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.[9]

In 1971 St. Joseph's appointed its first lay administrator. That same year saw the creation of the Home Health Care Agency. In 1994, St. Joe's instituted a primary care program at a number of off-campus sites.[9]

In April 2016, St. Joseph's added twenty new beds to its critical care unit.[10] In 2016, St. Joseph's settlement with state and federal prosecutors for $3.2 million for employing unlicensed mental health counselors. President and CEO, Kathy Ruscitto, said it was a billing issue arising from "...a misinterpretation of unclear regulations..."[11]

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.[12] On July 1, the sisters transferred sponsorship of St. Joseph Health to Trinity Health's Catholic Health Ministries.[13][14]

In April 2020, in response to New York State's directive for hospitals to halt elective surgeries as a Covid precaution, St Joseph's furloughed 500 employees, linking the move to the suspension of outpatient procedures.[15]

Present day

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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.[16] 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.[17] St. Joseph's Health At Home is based in Liverpool, New York; 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 to create a single regional operation.[18]

The 15-bed facility has grown to a 451-bed hospital.[19] The hospital has a heliport.[20] St Joseph's Hospital is located approximately 0.4 mile from the Erie Canal Bike Trail.[21]

Affiliates

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In 2014, Lewis County General Hospital affiliated with St. Joseph's Health.[22][23][24]

In 2017, Rome Memorial Hospital became an affiliate of St. Joseph's Health for easier access to specialty care; it retains its own separate identity.[25] (In 2021 Rome Memorial Hospital adopted Rome Health as its new name to more accurately reflect the scope of services provided.)[26][27][24]

In 2017, Auburn Community Hospital 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.[24] This includes retaining the name "Auburn Community Hospital" (ACH).[28]

References

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  1. ^ Renée K. Gadoua (May 29, 2019). "150 Years of Dignity and Care: A Look Back at The Founding of St. Joseph's Hospital". Catholic Sun, Syracuse.
  2. ^ a b c "Today in History: St. Joseph’s Hospital Opens on Prospect Hill", Onondaga Historical Association
  3. ^ "Saint Marianne Cope", St. Joseph's Health
  4. ^ Christensen, Jen (October 21, 2012). "Mother Marianne becomes an American saint". CNN. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "History of the College of Medicine". SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Onondaga County Medical Society, 1906-1956: Sesquicentennial, pp. 58-59
  7. ^ Chase, Franklin H., Syracuse and Its Environs, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL, 1924, pp. 483-485
  8. ^ St. Joseph's College of Nursing
  9. ^ a b c "Caring Connections", St. Joseph Health Foundation, 2019
  10. ^ "St. Joseph's Adds 20 More Beds".
  11. ^ John O'Brien (August 1, 2016). "Whistleblower to get $560K, says St. Joe's used unqualified workers to feed a 'cash cow'". The Post-Standard (syracuse.com).
  12. ^ Mulder, James T., "St. Joe’s merging with Albany hospital to weather financial effects of Covid", The Post-Standard, syracuse.com, June 29, 2022
  13. ^ "St. Joseph's Health in Syracuse, N.Y., joins Trinity Health", Catholic Health Association of the United States, August 1, 2015
  14. ^ "St. Joseph's Health: A Member of Trinity Health".
  15. ^ Mahoney, Joe. "Upstate hospitals cut staffs as elective-surgery halt crimps revenue", Daily Star, April 16, 2020
  16. ^ "St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute Opens in Oneida", Oneida Health, February 22, 2019
  17. ^ "Home Care", St. Joseph’s Health
  18. ^ Silberstein, Rachel. "Hospital merger will see St. Peter's Health Partners managing Syracuse hospital system", Times Union, July 5, 2022
  19. ^ "Cancer Therapy Will Expand in Communities Across the Country". New York Times. August 2, 1983. St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse
  20. ^ "St. Joseph's Hospital Heliport 43NY", AirNav.com
  21. ^ The Erie Canal Bike Trail of New York
  22. ^ James T. Mulder (March 21, 2014). "St. Joe's to partner with North Country hospital". The Post-Standard (syracuse.com).
  23. ^ James T. Mulder (March 22, 2016). "Syracuse hospital to link with smaller Oneida County hospital". The Post-Standard (syracuse.com).
  24. ^ a b c James T. Mulder (December 13, 2017). "Auburn hospital teams up with bigger hospitals in Syracuse". The Post-Standard (syracuse.com).
  25. ^ James T. Mulder (March 9, 2017). "Syracuse, Rome hospitals finalize partnership". The Post-Standard (syracuse.com).
  26. ^ "Rome Memorial Hospital changes name to Rome Health". Oneida Dispatch. February 15, 2021.
  27. ^ "Rome Memorial Hospital is now Rome Health". Rome Sentinel. February 12, 2021.
  28. ^ "Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph's Health and University of Rochester Medical Center Announce Collaboration Agreement: Patients in Cayuga County and the Surrounding Counties will see New Services". December 13, 2017.
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