St Joseph~s Healthcare Hamilton

Description

For over 118 years St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton SJHH has cared for the community in a spirit of compassion innovation and commitment a drive that has nurtured the growth of the organization into a multisite regional tertiary academic health science centre As a premier academic and research health care organization SJHH commits to making a difference in peoples lives and the future of our community through integrated health services and internationally recognized programs

With a staff of more than 4000 and with over 650 beds the organizations four locations including the Charlton Mountain Stoney Creek and Brantford campuses provide tertiary secondary and ambulatory health care services for the HamiltonNiagaraHaldimandBrant Local Health Integration Network and the neighbouring regions of Halton KitchenerWaterloo and Norfolk

St Josephs Mountain Campus provides specialized tertiary mental health services for residents of Central South Region in Ontario operating specialized mental health beds and providing leading edge community services to thousands of outpatients

St Josephs Stoney Creek Campus is a stateoftheart standalone facility that has pioneered models of ambulatory care and includes a robust Surgery Centre for cataract surgeries and a 39bed Satellite Dialysis Centre

St Josephs Charlton Campus is a tertiary care teaching centre which includes the regional centre for kidney transplants oncologic surgery and a large acute care hospital

Among St Josephs teaching contributions are the internationally renowned Centre for Minimal Access Surgery and the Centre for Evaluation of Medicines

Affiliated with McMaster University Mohawk College and the St Josephs Health System SJHS SJHH is home to the multimillion dollar Father Sean OSullivan Research Centre the prestigious Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and the hightech BrainBody Institute

OUR IDENTITY

We are a Catholic hospital owned and operated by the St Josephs Health System and committed to carrying out the healing mission of Jesus Christ We are a university teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University

We are dedicated to providing compassionate sensitive care to our patients and their families and to achieving excellence in health care through our ongoing commitment to education and research

OUR VALUES

We believe in the dignity of the person and the sacredness of human life

In response to the gospel message we have a special obligation to the poor
and unwanted

We communicate with our patients and each other openly honestly and with
sensitivity

We respect patients different needs in our multicultural and multilingual
community

We expand the boundaries of health science by developing and promoting
research activities

As a university teaching hospital we create an effective environment for
learners and provide ongoing educational opportunities for staff to enhance
their knowledge and skills

We are dedicated to the wellbeing of our community and reach out to promote
health and prevent illness

We are committed to using our resources responsibly and to protecting the
environment

Working together as a community we respect personal and professional
integrity involve staff at all levels in decisionmaking and recognize
their contributions to our common mission

OUR COMMITMENT
In 1890 the Sisters of St Joseph of Hamilton established St Josephs Hospital to respond to the needs of immigrants orphans the poor and the dispossessed In this same spirit of compassion innovation and commitment to the needy St Josephs Hospital will continue to strive for excellence in the care of the people of the HamiltonWentworth Region and the surrounding areas Together we are dedicated to these values and will commit our skills and resources to fulfill this mission

OUR VISION
As a premier academic and research health care organization St Josephs Healthcare commits to making a difference in peoples lives and the future of our community through integrated health services and internationally recognized programs

History

The Sisters of St Joseph came to Hamilton in 1854 and began to work for the poor and needy residents of this growing and important trade centre For the Sisters it was an honour to serve others and with the onset of a cholera epidemic the Sisters health care mission began in earnest Working in railway sheds near the Hamilton harbour they risked their lives to care for the sick and dying victims of the deadly disease

In 1890 the Sisters moved closer to their vision of a modern and progressive system of health care with the opening of a 25bed hospital located on John Street

And so begins the Story of St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton

The 20th Century saw many advances including the opening of the Nursing School in 1911 and a partnership with McMaster University and its groundbreaking new Medical School in 1969 Advances in technology and the appointment of legendary clinical and scientific leaders complemented the strongly imbedded Mission of Caring By centurys end many further achievements had been realised including the founding of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and the creation of the Father Sean OSullivan Research Centre Canadas first hospital sponsored Ambulatory Centre was also founded during this time and the former Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital was welcomed into the St Josephs Healthcare family

St Josephs Healthcare is honoured to be a partner in the St Josephs Health System Along with system partners St Josephs Lifecare Centre Brantford St Josephs Villa Dundas St Marys General Hospital Kitchener St Josephs Health Centre Guelph and St Josephs Home Care Hamilton St Josephs Healthcare is one of the largest corporations in Canada devoted to health care and known for genuine compassion and caring locally and around the world

Today St Josephs Healthcare spends approximately halfabillion dollars every year bringing the most advanced services to hundreds of thousands of patients at four major campuses We train thousands of students to care for future generations and more than four hundred highly skilled research staff bring new discoveries and new hope to patients around the world

Over the course of 150 years of advances the clinicians and staff at St Josephs Healthcare remember their history and their motto forever remains It is an honour to serve our community