Avera St. Anthony's Hospital

Description

About Avera St Anthonys Hospital
Avera St Anthonys Hospital celebrated 50 years of caring in 2002 Since l952 Avera St Anthonys Hospital has provided quality healthcare to the people living in North Central and North Eastern Nebraska Avera St Anthonys Hospital opened in l952 under the sponsorship of the Sisters of St Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Denver The Franciscan Sisters were well established in the ONeill area having opened the first Catholic school in 1877 In l950 the Sisters were asked to expand the existing Brown and French Hospital and on September 25 l952 they opened St Anthonys Hospital in ONeill

Mission Statement
Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values

Core Values
Compassion
The compassion of Jesus especially for the poor and the sick of body and spirit shapes the manner in which health care is delivered by Averas employees physicians administrators volunteers and sponsors Compassionate caring is expressed through sensitive listening and responding understanding support patience and healing touch

Hospitality
The encounters of Jesus with each person were typified by openness and mutuality A welcoming presence an attentiveness to needs a gracious manner seasoned with a sense of humor are expressions of hospitality in by the Avera Health community

Stewardship
Threaded through the mission of Jesus was the restoration of all the world to right relationship with its Creator In that same spirit and mission the members of Avera Health treat persons organizational power and earths resources with justice and responsibility Respect truth and integrity are foundational to right relationships among those who serve and those who are served

History

Historically St Anthonys Hospital began with the Sisters of St Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Denver who opened a school for the ONeill area in the early 1900s In 1950 the ONeill community requested the Sisters of St Francis to expand the existing Doctors Brown and French Hospital The Sisters undertook the project and with a local fund drive the first building was completed On September 25 1952 they opened St Anthonys Hospital

With HillBurton federal funds and a second fund drive an addition was completed in 1975 to accommodate expanding health services In 1989 the Hospital Board was restructured and committees in finance and strategic planning were established in order to expand community involvement and the management of the hospital Also in 1989 a foundation was established to generate funds solely for the benefit of St Anthonys Hospital

In February 1998 the sponsorship of St Anthonys Hospital was transferred to the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton South Dakota The Benedictine Sisters are blessed with a rich healthcare tradition that spans more than 100 years With this tradition comes the responsibility for vigilance and innovation in caring for the sick as if he or she were Christ

The Benedictine Sisters of Yankton and Presentation of Sisters of Aberdeen South Dakota are CoSponsors of Avera Health The name change to Avera St Anthonys Hospital on September 9 1998 was a result of this association