Faxton-St Luke's Healthcare

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Name :

Faxton-St Luke's Healthcare

Address  :

1676 Sunset Avenue

Town  :

Utica

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

13502

Phone  :

315 624 6000

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

info@mvnhealth.com
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Immunology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 24

Description
OUR MISSION
To provide the highest quality health care in our region

OUR VISION
To be the premier healthcare system in Upstate New York recognized by the highest patient employee and medical staff satisfaction

OUR CORE VALUES
Our core values represent the attitudes and behaviors we believe are important in the daily efforts to carry out our responsibilities guide our work and achieve our Mission

QUALITY SERVICE
We believe in providing quality care and service excellence to our patients residents their families visitors physicians volunteers and coworkers in a compassionate safe and caring manner

HONESTY
We believe in the highest level of personal and professional ethics and standards Our relationships with patients residents families vendors and each other will be open honest and fair

RESPECT AND DIGNITY
We recognize the honor and dignity of every person and respect each staff members contribution towards achieving our Mission

TEAMWORK AND PRIDE
Through teamwork we promote the sharing of ideas talents and skills to encourage the personal growth and advancement of each staff member and to provide the highest level of service and quality for our patients

COMMUNICATION
We will develop and share with the hospital staff physicians and community our goals plans and progress Our patientsresidents will receive timely and accurate information about their care

History
Faxton Hospital
Faxton Hospital evolved from the union of two facilities Childrens Hospital and Rehabilitation Center an outgrowth of the old Utica Orphan Asylum on Genesee Street established in 1830 and Faxton Hospital established by Theodore S Faxton on Sunset Avenue in 1875 Faxton Hospital came into being on January 1 1989 when Faxton Hospital and Childrens Hospital merged

St LukesMemorial Hospital
St LukesMemorial traces its roots back to the original St Lukes Home established in 1869 and the Utica Homeopathic Hospital later known as Utica Memorial Hospital established in 1895 In 1949 the two hospitals merged and in 1957 St LukesMemorial Hospital Center opened at its current location on Champlin Avenue in New Hartford

FaxtonSt Lukes Healthcare
In 1992 Faxton Hospital and St LukesMemorial Hospital Center formed the Mohawk Valley Network MVN a cooperative affiliation designed to eliminate unnecessary duplication of services and provide a vehicle by which high quality healthcare would be convenient and accessible In 1997 the Board of Directors of the two hospitals combined into one common board and in 1998 the management of both organizations consolidated into one management group The hospitals consolidated into one healthcare system on January 1 2000
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