St John's Hosp & Living Ctr

Description

About Us
St Johns Medical Center is a ruralregional hospital located in beautiful Jackson Hole Wyoming The current facility which was built in 1991 and renovated in 2004 has 108 beds St Johns Medical Staff performed over 2475 surgeries and delivered 505 babies in Fiscal Year 2009 The hospital serves our local population surrounding counties in Wyoming and visitors from all over the world who come to see Yellowstone amp Grand Teton National Parks and to ski at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee Ski Area

Vision
We are the medical center of choice for family friends and visitors

Mission
St Johns creates a healing environment with a passionate commitment to healthcare excellence

Values
We expect of ourselves and pledge to our communities a commitment to five core values

Safety

Make Safety our first priority for our patients our staff and our community

Character and Integrity

Treat others with honesty dignity fairness and respect Honor and preserve patient confidentiality Adhere to strong moral and ethical principles honest business practices and compliance with the law

Quality and Service Excellence

Strive for excellence in all we undertake Respond to the unique needs of each person with kindness care competence and empathy Invest in staff education skill development and technical proficiency Educate our patients and community

Accountability

Provide costeffective quality services Assume responsibility for our decisions and actions Foster the financial strength stability and growth of St Johns Invest in the community by continually improving services and broadening our spectrum of care Support individual initiative and innovation

Teamwork

Collaborate with others for the benefit of all Acknowledge differences among people and recognize strength of diversity Maintain a positive attitude Take pride in the St Johns teams efforts and achievements

History

History
Medical care in Jackson Hole has come a long way At the turn of the 20th century there was no doctor no hospital and no access to either Emergency cases had to be taken by wagon or sled over Teton Pass to the railroad twentyfive miles away then by train to Idaho Falls Not all of these patients survived the journey

In 1916 that all changed with the construction of a log cabin they called St Johns Hospital Originally the hospital consisted of a small fourroom building with an operating room kitchen and two patient rooms During the decades that followed health care in Jackson Hole was enhanced with physical expansion of facilities modern technology and new services

In the early 1990s renovations at the original site transformed the original hospital into a professional office building POB which is now used as office space for many hospital physicians and health care providers

Our current hospital and nursing home reside in a facility located across the campus from the POB With the help of an optional one percent sales tax approved by Teton County voters and 5 million from charitable contributions the current facility was constructed in 1991 to enhance the hospitals effectiveness and provide advanced medical treatment to the Jackson community

Between 1991 and 2001 the population of the Town of Jackson and Teton County increased by a staggering 93 and 63 respectively The need for expanded healthcare services was further exacerbated by the fact that much of the population increase has been in middle and senior age groups who require more health care per capita than other residents

Although the facility was built in 1991 it quickly became too small to meet the healthcare needs of area residents and visitors In 2001 a new campaign began to improve and expand the hospital once again

Now completed the 108 million Expansion Campaign quotCaring for the Futurequot has provided St Johns with the additionalspace needed to adequately fulfill our health care mission to the community for the next five to ten year