St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center is a 431-bed comprehensive medical care institution dedicated to providing quality health care to the residents of 16 counties in Central New York. St. Joseph's and its ambulatory programs, mental health services, home care, and Franciscan Health Support are accredited by The Joint Commission.
St. Joseph's has stood as a community landmark atop Prospect Hill in Syracuse since 1869 when five Sisters of St. Francis transformed a dance hall and bar into a 15-bed hospital. Still operated by the Sisters of St. Francis, the growth of Syracuse's first hospital has paralleled that of the city. The institution has evolved into a medical complex that, in addition to the Hospital, includes a College of Nursing, psychiatric emergency program and physician's office building.
In addition to providing general medical and surgical care, St. Joseph's offers several specialty services, including hemodialysis, maternity services, a separate birth center, emergency care, intensive care, wound care, dental services, suicide prevention and certified home health care. St. Joseph's operates several satellite facilities, including two ambulatory surgery centers, family and maternal child/clinics, a dental clinic, psychiatric services center, The Wellness Place, Regional Dialysis Center, neighborhood dialysis centers and a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation center.
Inpatient visits average nearly 24,000 annually. Outpatient visits number more than 489,000 a year. The Hospital's busy emergency department records nearly 49,000 visits a year. St. Joseph's annual operating budget is $400 million.
The Hospital's medical staff of nearly 800 is comprised of physicians and dentists representing a broad spectrum of specialties. Almost 3,900 other health care professionals and support personnel are employed by St. Joseph's. More than 1,000 devoted volunteers and members of the hospital's auxiliary help support patient care programs.
The health care institution has been designated by New York State as a:
* Special Care Neonatal Unit
* Apnea Center
* Cardiac Diagnostic Center
* Cardiac Surgical Center
* Community Mental Health Center
* Tobacco Cessation Center
St. Joseph's is designated a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor bestowed on a hospital for nursing care. As an integral part of Syracuse and the Central New York Community for nearly 140 years, St. Joseph's provides quality care compassionately to the sick and injured.
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