Lourdes Hospital

Description

Lourdes has as many faces as there are people in the community it serves With its spiritual Catholic faith Lourdes Hospital has provided compassionate care to those in need since 1925

In Binghamton NY the main hospital campus includes a Hospice Program an Ambulatory Surgery Center and a Regional Cancer Center Reaching beyond these boundaries Lourdes has established a network of primary care physicians at convenient sites throughout the region The Mission In Motion program which provides primary care and cancer screening services through two mobile medical vans makes health care accessible to rural populations

Lourdes earned its reputation for quality health care through the dedication and commitment of the people who provide those services day in and day out 365 days a year in communities throughout the Southern Tier

Please take a moment to explore our site and learn more about our services and facilities

Mission Statement
Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable

Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our work

In collaboration with their lay associates the Daughters of Charity strive to enhance the wellbeing of the total person mind body and spirit Staff strive to serve the sick and the poor in a holistic manner

Hospital services are available to the extent resources allow to all persons seeking those services regardless of race creed sex disability or socioeconomic status from the moment of conception until passage through death to eternal life

Lourdes recognizes the importance of serving its community and participating in activities that match the communitys needs In this service it believes that the medical staff is a valued partner Since it holds these things to be important Lourdes will collaborate with other health entities and planning agencies to help provide essential services particularly in primary and secondary health care and cancer services to its community

As a Catholic Hospital Lourdes is committed to the moral and ethical teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Lourdes is faithful to the examples of the founders of the Daughters of Charity Saints Vincent de Paul Louise de Marillac and Elizabeth Ann Seton Staff strive to serve the sick and the poor while giving witness to Christs Gospel values

The hospital holds as basic to its service our Core Values

Service of the Poor

Reverence

Integrity

Wisdom

Creativity

Dedication

History

History
In 1925 concerned citizens purchased the Corbett Mansion on Riverside Drive now the site of Lourdes main campus to become a 25bed hospital Bishop Daniel Curley of Syracuse asked the Daughters of Charity pioneers in Catholic health and hospital service to come to Binghamton to manage the new hospital

The Daughters known for their compassionate caring continue the tradition that began more than 365 years ago in France by St Vincent de Paul In the early 1800s Elizabeth Ann Seton the first Americanborn saint began the Daughters Mission in the United States

The Daughters commitment to Lourdes throughout this century has provided the Southern Tier with an impressive series of health care quotfirstsquot recovery room intensive care unit Hospice Electrodiagnostic Laboratory and Regional Care Center

While much has changed in the community and at Lourdes since its inception as a 25bed hospital the commitment of the Daughters of Charity and their Mission of caring remains constant into the new century

Effective November 1 1999 the Daughters of Charity National Health System DCNHS and the Sisters of St Joseph Health System SSJHS merged into a cosponsored Catholic health ministry known as Ascension Health Ascension Health has more than 100000 employees who work in 20 states and the District of Columbia Lourdes is now a member of Ascension Health and continues to serve the community in which we live

Much has changed in the community and at Lourdes since a small 25bed hospital opened on Riverside Drive more than 80 years ago but there remains one constant the commitment of the Daughters of Charity and their Mission of caring We invite you to explore the many excellent health care services we provide