St Elizabeth Medical Center

Description

About Us
St Elizabeth Medical Center is a notforprofit hospital founded on December 12 1866 by the Sisters of St Francis It operates a 201bed acute regional hospital with inpatient services outpatient services and is the Area Trauma Center

The Medical Center consists of the hospital five regional teaching institutions and 14 community sites In recent years community needs have led to a number of collaborations that enable more services to be provided to the people across the Mohawk Valley region Among these St Elizabeth is a part of the Mohawk Valley Heart Institute the Regional Cancer Center and the Central New York Diabetes Education Program

Mission
St Elizabeth Medical Center Community inspired by St Francis of Assisi and faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church is committed to excellence in healthcare and education We pledge to do this with compassion and respect for the dignity for all

Our Vision
The St Elizabeth Medical Center ministry will be recognized in the communities we serve for excellence in healthcare services and education and as the healthcare employer of choice and the preferred partner of physicians

Our Philosophy
St Elizabeth Medical Center is founded on the belief that all persons are created by God As a Roman Catholic institution we believe that each person has the right to life including the unborn

As we believe in the preservation of life so too we believe that the terminally ill have the right to die with dignity We believe that each person has the right to quality healthcare with the same concern and compassion that our founding Sisters exhibited when they began this work in 1866 To this end we strive to minister to the whole person to promote physical spiritual and emotional wellness

We believe that our most valuable resource is our employees and we are committed to their personal and professional growth

We are committed to continuous quality improvement of all our services We recognize our obligation to support and provide education which enhances the delivery and quality of patient care We will maintain our position as the major community provider of educational programs in Laparoscopic and Gynecologic fellowship Family Practice Professional Nursing and Radiological Technology Endoscopic Gynecologic and Hospitalist medicine

We will manage in a financially responsible manner to ensure our continued ability to serve the community

We believe in the preservation of our natural resources and will operate the Medical Center in manner that promotes a healthy environment

We believe that the cooperation with other community organizations is important to the delivery of quality health care We will continue to develop programs which respond to community needs

History

History
It began in 1866
Mother M Bernardina is the founder of the Order of St Francis a religious community of sisters in Syracuse New York She was a teacher at St Joseph School in Utica but it was not unusual for the blackrobed Franciscan to make her way through the streets of West Utica to visit the sick She often found poverty and neglect and she resolved to find a place where the sick could be cared for by the Sisters

With the aid and contributions of friends Mother Bernardina founded St Elizabeth Hospital in a small house on Columbia Street that was donated by St Joseph Church On December 12 1866 the first patient was admitted

Today St Elizabeth Medical Center now located at 2209 Genesee St is a 25acre facility with 201 beds and employs over 2000 area residents Our care expands throughout the area with 13 other community locations including the new St Elizabeth Medical Arts facility in New Hartford NY which provides rehabilitation services laboratory services Advanced Wound Care and much more

Much has changed since the days of a one bed facility Additions have been built and technology has advanced greatly but through it all we maintain the beliefs of our founding Sisters Each person has the right to quality healthcare and we strive to administer to the whole person to promote physical spiritual and emotional wellness