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Description

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Mission Statement
The Mission of Saint Francis Hospital is to provide a broad continuum of quality health care services to enhance the wellbeing of the people of Charleston and surrounding communities Drawing its inspiration from Christs healing love this Mission compels us to continuously evaluate and improve the excellence of our care the quality of our services and the costeffectiveness of those servicesOur Mission requires that we be in the forefront of envisioning new and better ways to address the ever changing health care needs of the people we serve

Vision Statement
We strive to be recognized as the organization that provides excellence in quality and compassion in the delivery of costeffective health care Guided by our mission and shared values each one of us is fully empowered to exceed the expectations of those with whom we work and serve

Core Values
Initiative
To encourage creativity foresight and assertiveness that foster excellence in our delivery of health care services

Compassion
To demonstrate sensitivity to the spiritual physical and psychological needs of every individual

Accountability
To act responsibly in developing utilizing and maximizing all resources both human and material thus ensuring the financial viability of the organization while being faithful to its mission

Respect
To act with integrity as we honor and hold in high esteem those with whom we work and serve

Excellence
To continually measure evaluate and improve all that we do to assure the highest quality of health care services

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History

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A Proud History
1913
Old Laidley Home at 333 Laidley Street purchased by Bishop Patrick J Donahue bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling and converted to 25 bed hospital It was initially run by the Sisters of St Francis of Perpetual Adoration from Williamsville New York

1917
A new hospital was opened with a bed capacity of 42 a modern chapel and a chaplains apartment

1921
The Sisters of St Francis were recalled to Williamsville and the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Wheeling sent five sisters to administer the hospital

1924
Second unit added to the red brick building that was constructed in 1917

1939
Third unit added to the 1924 addition which consisted of a nurses quarters with the capacity of 75 a large recreation room a classroom that could seat 90 students a demonstration room clinical and dietary labs

1951
Twenty white nurses walked out when the Sisters refused to discharge three black nurses Substitute nurses flown in from other communities to cover for the twenty strikers The three black nurses continued employment

1967
116bed extended care unit opened

1971
New east wing constructed beside original red brick hospital building built in 1917

1974
Obstetric Department closed

1980
New West Wing constructed Medical Office Building and Parking garage added

1985
One Day Surgery CenterMedical Office Building constructed

1995
Hospital sold to HCA a forprofit healthcare system headquartered in Nashville Tennessee

2003
Hospital celebrated 90 years of service to Charleston community

2006
Hospital sold to LifePoint Hospitals of Brentwood Tennessee

2007
Hospital purchased by Thomas Memorial Hospital and became part of the newly organized Thomas Health System Inc and returned to notforprofit status