Burleson St Joseph Health Ctr

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MISSION AND CORE VALUES

The fundamental mission of each of the organizations in the St Joseph Health System is to carry forward the mission of Jesus the Christ of the Gospels What is that mission In Jesus own wordsquotI must proclaim the good news of the kingdomquotMark 138 and quotI have come that you may have life and have it to the fullquotJohn 1010 Jesus mission is about life about Good News about proclaiming the reign of God And to his disciples Jesus saidquotAs the Father has sent me so I send youquot
Out of reverence for the dignity of every person we become the bearers of Good News the restoring presence of Jesus in our world the promise of a hopefilled tomorrow We actualize this by being a healing presence as we care for the sick and the infirm the aging and the disadvantaged in our society This is at the heart of our ministryto heal as Jesus did it gives direction to everything we do

How do we do it Our values serve as guides and a measure of how we live out this fundamental mission In harmony with the values of the sponsors of our health system the Sisters of St Francis of Sylvania Ohio and our parent corporation Franciscan Services Corporation we strive to live the Franciscan core values of reverence service and stewardship

REVERENCE

We believe that each person is created equal in Gods image and likeness Therefore we treat each person with respect and dignity examples

SERVICE

We believe that each person is called to achieve full potential of mind body and spirit To enable the fulfillment of that potential we render service to all with sensitivity compassion and commitment examples

STEWARDSHIP

We believe that persons who are poor have a special claim on our resources and that all of us share responsibility to fulfill our mission by properly utilizing goods services and all of Gods gifts Therefore we strive to act justly while maintaining quality relationships and care in our ministry

History

The health care ministry of St Joseph Health System embodies a powerful legacy of caring

The ministry of St Joseph Health System traces the roots of its mission from Gods creation of Mother Earth through the life and healing ministry of Jesus the inspiration of St Francis of Assisi the dedicated sponsorship of the Sisters of St Francis of Sylvania Ohio the early leadership of Mother Adelaide the diligent guidance of the Franciscan Services Corporation and the reverence stewardship and service of the Board of Trustees administrators managers and caregivers of St Joseph Health System and its supporting agencies

As the major medical referral center for the 12 county Brazos Valley area St Joseph Regional Health Center has consistently responded to the communitys medical needs by providing comprehensive quality health care in a Christian atmosphere

19121933

In 1912 under the ownership of Dr WH Oliver construction was begun on the original building known as quotBryan Hospitalquot near downtown Bryan The threestory brick building had a capacity of 25 beds and six bassinets when it opened in 1913 From its opening until 1933 it was operated by Dr WH Oliver After his death in 1933 Bryan Hospital was closed for almost a year

1934

Bryan Hospital was reopened in 1934 under the management of Drs RB Ehlinger and RB Grant who had purchased the hospital from the Oliver estate After managing the hospital for about a year the two doctors decided that it could be more efficiently maintained by a group of Sisters The Sisters of St Francis had already established themselves in Brenham and word of the Bryan doctors interest reached them Sister M Wilfreda who was administrator of St Francis Hospital in Brenham visited Bryan Hospital and together with Msgr John Gleissner pastor of St Joseph Church in Bryan approached Venerable Mother Adelaide to consider staffing the hospital Without hesitation Mother Adelaide assured Drs Grant and Ehlinger that she would send Sisters to operate Bryan Hospital

1935

Thus in 1935 Bryan Hospital was leased to the Sisters for an initial period of one year Under terms of the agreement at the end of the first year the Sisters had the option to renew the lease or purchase the hospital Sister M Seraphia served as the hospitals first administrator
The first year that the Sisters assumed responsibility for Bryan Hospital proved a difficult one and there was considerable discussion as to whether or not the Sisters would remain Msgr Gleissner proved to be an effective champion for the Bryan community and convinced Mother Adelaide to purchase the building

1936

The Sisters purchased the building in 1936 and the facility was renamed quotSt Joseph Hospitalquot Immediate improvements included the purchase of new beds and furniture Obsolete surgical equipment was replaced and the kitchen was completely reequipped

1940

Perhaps the most unique feature of the hospital during this period was its quothuman elevatorquot a handyman named Walter Hollins who counted among his daily duties carrying patients up and down the hospitals two flights of stairs Installation of a new 23passenger Otis elevator alleviated Mr Hollins of this responsibility in 1940 He continued to serve the hospital in various capacities including orderly janitor scrub nurse and general maintenance man for many years

1947

Each succeeding year saw occupancy increase steadily By 1947 it was necessary to build a Sisters residence so that their rooms in the hospital could be used for patients
1950

By 1950 Administrator Sister Sebastian was convinced that more beds were needed An expansion program to meet that goal was among the first projects of the newly formed Lay Advisory Board

1953

On April 4 1953 groundbreaking ceremonies were held and construction began on a new wing which would provide 60 additional beds

1954

The completed threestory addition was dedicated in the presence of Venerable Mother M Adelaide on her eightieth birthday October 10 1954 Only the second floor of the original building remained for patient use Its first floor was remodeled several times in the intervening years to increase office space provide a drug room libraries sewing room chapel and storage The third floor of the now quotold Wingquot was used exclusively for storage

1961

St Joseph Hospital received its first Accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in 1961

1963

In 1963 a new wing was added to the Sisters home increasing the number of bedrooms by five That year also saw the first fulltime radiologist added to the hospital staff Until then a parttime radiologist traveled from Austin to Bryan one afternoon each week to interpret xrays

1964

A fulltime pathologist joined the medical staff in 1964 greatly enhancing the hospitals ability to serve the communitys medical needs Until then all surgical specimens were sent to pathologists in Austin for examination

1966

In February 1966 the Sisters of St Francis and the Lay Advisory Board of St Joseph Hospital debated whether to expand the existing facility or build a new hospital to meet the needs of the growing communities It was soon determined that an expansion and renovation of the existing hospital would afford only limited growth with severe deficiency in operations The debate was ended and the decision was made to build a new hospital

Guided by Administrator Sister Mary Patricia and the hospital Governing Board it was decided to relocate the hospital to the new quotmedical complexquot being developed by local physicians on Villa Maria Road Doctors Makin L Jones Tom B King William B Roman Ernest A Elmendorf and Henry C McQuaide donated 35 acres to the sisters for the hospital with the sisters purchasing the remainder of the nine acre tract

Studies indicated that the existing 106 beds would need to be nearly doubled by 1970 to meet the areas growing hospital needs The study further found that an additional 100 beds would be needed by 1978 Ultimately a threephase Master Plan was developed that would yield a 300bed hospital

First phase construction was budgeted at 35 million with the Sisters of St Francis allocating 25 million and HillBurton grant funds contributing the remaining 1 million Phase I included construction of an quotHquot shaped threestory 125000 square foot building By design office and support space was limited to onethird the total available space in the new facility Phase I included 96 beds plus a nursery for 20 bassinets One innovative element of the design called for the hospital to be constructed around four quotteam nursing unitsquot a decision based on the goal of putting nurses back with the patients instead of performing administrative duties as had become common in conventional hospitals of the time

1971

In April 1971 St Joseph Hospital moved from its home of nearly four decades to its present facility on Franciscan Drive With three stories and 148 beds the new St Joseph Hospital represented a major step forward for the local medical community For the next decade this facility was able to meet the needs of our community

1980

With changing medical and scientific technology and growth in the community the hospital faced another expansion effort in the early 1980sThe first area of the hospital where expansion was needed was the nursery The 20bassinet nursery was becoming inadequate to handle the 1500 to 2000 births per year Plans were drawn up in 1980 to expand obstetric services At the same time other needs became apparent and the expansion was broadened to include other services areas

1982

On December 12 1982 ground was broken for an 84 million expansion During this effort 48 patient care beds were added and Radiology ICU Nursery Labor amp Delivery Laboratory Surgery and Emergency Services were enlarged Virtually every department in the hospital benefited from this expansion and renovation

The Emergency Department was expanded to more than twice its original size St Josephs Emergency Department is the major medical referral center for the sevencounty Brazos Valley area It was staffed equipped and furnished to handle and treat all major and minor conditions that have historically existed in the area

Expansion in the Radiology and Laboratory Departments included increased space for offices storage and support services The Intensive Care Unit was increased from three to ten beds including four beds especially designed for isolation

The Nursery Labor amp Delivery and Postpartum units were consolidated into a single area on the third floor The Nursery was doubled in size to 40 bassinets including 12 special care 27 general care and one isolation bassinet

During the expansion project three waiting areas were added one each outside Intensive Care Labor amp Delivery and the Surgery Units The project also included a general facelift to refurbish rooms corridors and public areas

1984

In 1984 the Board of Trustees approved major improvements to the hospitals Radiology Services This necessitated the hospitals first capital campaign since 1949 Funds from Project 85 were used to provide updated radiological equipment a Computerized Axial Tomography CAT Suite and expanded capacity for the department

1986

In July 1986 Ophthalmology services were introduced with the purchase of an Ophthalmology Laser and a SITE system used exclusively for intraocular surgery Laboratory services were also greatly expanded

1987

The hospitals next major step occurred in 1987 when St Josephs growing role in overall health care was recognized by expanding the hospitals name to St Joseph Hospital amp Health Center

At this time the Womens Imaging Center was also added to provide selfreferral mammography at an affordable price This effort included a major educational component to teach breast selfexamination and increase awareness of early detection

After extensive research planning and the investment of 42 million St Joseph Hospital amp Health Center became the first hospital in the area to offer comprehensive cardiac services Phase I of this specialized cardiac care program was the renovation of the medcoronary wing to include six private rooms for cardiac intensive patients and an 11bed quotStep Downquot Unit designed for patients who no longer require intensive care but are not yet ready for the general acute care of a regular nursing unit

Phase II completed in July 1987 was the construction of a 17 million Dedicated Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory the only one of its kind within a 90mile radius This lab houses the most sophisticated imaging technology available including computerized physiological monitoring and associated equipment with biplane diagnostic imaging

Phase III of the cardiac program was the renovation and conversion of six Outpatient private rooms into a cardiac surgical suite Staffed by a highly trained team of nurses technicians and four cardiovascular surgeons this area includes nearly 400000 in the latest openheart surgical equipment

Other improvements such as an expanded cardiac health education effort additional private rooms for the unit and a new threebed recovery area were added during Phase IV of the project

By the last quarter of 1987 an unused wing was converted into a Skilled Nursing Facility which provided nursingrehabilitativedietary services and standard personal care on a 24hour basis Patients were transferred into this 16bed unit for transitional care before returning home or going into a longterm facility In 1987 Alliance Health Providers of the Brazos Valley a preferred provider organization was introduced

1988

The St Joseph Gold Medallion Club seniors program was introduced in 1988 to provide activities and educational programs for area seniors

1989

In 1989 senior hospital administrators and the Board of Trustees announced a major renovation and expansion effort Project 9092 designed to meet the Brazos Valleys health care needs into the 1990s Also in 1989 was the addition of an inhouse Magnetic Resonance Imager MRI

1990

In 1990 St Joseph Hospital amp Health Center became one of the first smokefree facilities and laproscopic cholecystectomy was introduced

1991

Project 9092 Phase I was completed in 1991 with the opening of 66000 square feet of new construction

1992

1992 saw Project 9092 Phase II completed and the hospitals first sleep disorder laboratory opened A fourstory professional wing was also added during this phase and major renovations were made to the facility St Joseph Hospital was now accredited for 204 beds

1994

As a symbol of the growth and expansion of St Joseph Hospital amp Health Center the name was changed to St Joseph Regional Health Center in 1994 and construction was begun on St Joseph Professional Building next door on 29th Street

1995

In 1995 Brazos Valley Cancer Center adjacent to the hospital on Villa Maria was purchased and the name changed to St Joseph Regional Cancer Center A 53 million expansion of the Cancer Center was started to include a new linear accelerator and simulator Not too far away 21 acres was purchased on Villa Maria and 29th Street for future development and expansion The Caldwell hospital was leased and the name changed to Burleson St Joseph Health Center Normangee St Joseph Clinic was built in Normangee and Madison County Hospital was purchased and renamed St Francis Health Center

1996

The Professional Office Building was completed in 1996 and dedicated A time capsule was buried for posterity Construction was begun to expand St Joseph Regional Cancer Center Burleson St Joseph Health Center was dedicated St Francis Health Center was dedicated and Navisota Hospital was purchased and renamed Grimes St Joseph Health Center

1997

The 1997 expansion of St Joseph Regional Health Center included Imaging Services and Surgery as well as the introduction of Express Care in Emergency Services and the fifth LaborDelivery Suite St Joseph Behavioral Health expanded its services the Shots for Tots program was initiated the Family Practice Residency program began and the Sisters convent was demolished in order to increase parking options The new opensided MRI became available St Joseph Regional Rehabilitation Center construction was completed and opened and the skilled nursing unit was moved to the new rehab center Anniversaries included the 5th anniversary of the sleep lab and the 10th anniversaries of St Joseph Services Corporation Cardiac Services and Alliance Health Providers

1998

In 1998 St Joseph Services Corporation became known as St Joseph Health System To be more easily recognized as part of the St Joseph family St Francis Health Center in Madisonville changed its name to Madison St Joseph Health Center A sixstory parking garage was constructed and opened adjacent to St Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan and the bed licenses and site were purchased for a nursing home to be constructed in Caldwell The ground breaking for Burleson St Joseph Manor occurred at the new site on October 9 1998 Construction was begun on St Joseph Manor on the St Joseph Oaks campus in Bryan 1998 was the 10th anniversary of the Gold Medallion Club

1999

St Joseph Health System expanded its ministry as it opens both St Joseph Manor and Burleson St Joseph Manor in June of 1999 St Joseph Manor in Bryan offered Assisted Living and intermediate nursing unit and an Alzheimers unit Burleson St Joseph located just east of Caldwell was a 96bed intermediate nursing care facility Caldwell St Joseph Health Center was designated as a Critical Access Hospital St Joseph Regional Health Center dedicated a third cardiac Catheterization lab expanded cardiac services to meet growing community needs SJRHC also opened a 10bed behavioral health unit at Grimes St Joseph Health Center in Navasota offering the only inpatient behavioral health crisis stabilization services in the region

2000

Following on the success of the BSJHCs designation as a Critical Access Hospital Madison St Joseph Health Center and then Grimes St Joseph Health Center applied and were designated as CAH facilities greatly improving reimbursementsGrimes St Joseph Health Center remodeled their emergency Room and dedicated a 9bed skilled nursing unit to provide support for local residents Madison St Joseph Health Center was the first of the rural health facilities to have its Emergency services department certified as a Level IV Trauma Center SJRHC added Two highspeed CT scanners at a cost of 12 million as part of an overall upgrading to imaging services The hospital announces a renovation program to encompass every patient room and all public areas St Joseph Regional Rehabilitation Center receives CARF accreditation

2001

2001 marked a year in which a variety of SJHS program and facilities were recognized for their excellence Early in the year Madison St Joseph and Grimes St Joseph Health Centers received their Critical Access Hospital designations In February St Joseph Regional Health Center announced it was signing an agreement to offer the MD Anderson Cancer Manager program to a 17county region of the Brazos Valley

The Emergency Services Department of SJRHC received notification that they had been designated as a Level III Trauma Center the first level III Center in the 7county region SJRHC also completed a new lobby renovation which was the first phase of an overall facility renovation project which would remodel every patient room The Center dedicate a new 11bed inpatient care unit design specifically for the care of cancer patients and renovated the basement to accommodate EEG EKG Wound Care and Hyperbaric Services

Burleson St Joseph Health Center had its firstever community fundraising event raising more than 92000 toward the renovation and expansion of the Emergency Services Department

2002

Following more than a year of planning St Joseph Regional Health Center broke ground on a 4story tower addition that will add a new 36bed critical care unit a 36bed med surg unit and a new outpatient services area on the first floor The fourth floor of the facility is to be left as shell space for future growth The tower is designed so that a 5th and 6th floor may be added at a later time The design of the building incorporates concepts that help promote healing in patients such as more natural light in every patient room soft colors and natural textures a water feature and artwork The project will be completed in the Summer of 2004

The SJRHC Center for Sleep Medicine moved into a new facility expanding the number of sleep study beds to four St Joseph Regional Rehabilitation Center opened a Pulmonary Rehabilitation program to better meet the needs to residents with breathing problemsdisorders

St Joseph Manor and Burleson St Joseph Manor increased their resident capacity through renovations that provided semiprivate suites in each facility St Joseph Manor added 6 resident beds in their intermediate care unit and 3 beds in the Alzheimers unit to bring the total number of beds to 125 At Burleson St Joseph Manor renovation was completed to bring 16 additional semiprivate beds into service

The Emergency Rooms at Madison St Joseph and Burleson St Joseph Health Centers continued renovation projects to improve privacy and enhance the service available to patients requiring emergency services Both facilities conducted golf tournaments to raise funds to help pay for the renovations

St Joseph Health System implemented a new Guest service program known as St Joseph Traditions aimed at improving satisfaction among patients and guests The program is based on the core values of Reverence Service and Stewardship and uses a service delivery model learned from the Disney Institute In the Fall of the year SJRHC was given the firstever Leonard L Berry Service Excellence Award a communitywide award recognizing outstanding service to customers