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About Us
St Josephs Hospital is known for its advanced medical technology and surgery and its Centers of Excellence include the Advanced Center for Atrial Fibrillation as well as the Cancer Institute Stroke amp Neuroscience Program and Heart institute

A highly skilled and experienced staff of physicians with national and international reputations care for infants children and adults at St Josephs Hospital More than 70 specialties are represented among the medical staff from internal medicine to cardiology neurology to surgery

Part of the BayCare Family

St Josephs Hospitals are part of the BayCare Health System BayCare Health System is a leading communitybased health system in the Tampa Bay area Composed of a network of 10 notforprofit hospitals outpatient facilities and services such as imaging lab behavioral health and home health care BayCare provides expert medical care throughout a patients lifetime With more than 195 access points conveniently located throughout Tampa Bay BayCare connects patients to a complete range of preventive diagnostic and treatment services for any health care need

BayCares family of hospitals are Mease Countryside Mease Dunedin Morton Plant Morton Plant North Bay St Anthonys St Josephs St Josephs Childrens St Josephs HospitalNorth St Josephs Womens and South Florida Baptist

Our Mission
St Josephs Hospital will improve the health of all we serve through communityowned health care services that set the standard for high quality compassionate care

Our Vision
St Josephs Hospital will be the regional leader in medical excellence by improving the health of our community through accessible compassionate and familyfocused health care services

Our Values
The values of St Josephs Hospital are trust respect and dignity and reflect our responsibility to achieve health care excellence for our communities

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History

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History
To Heal and to Serve
The Franciscan movement began with the compassionate spirit of St Francis of Assisi and has endured for more than 800 years from medieval Italy to modern times Following his vision our Congregations tradition of bringing health and hope to those in need dates back 145 years to Allegany New York It continues to endure through our work in the USA the Caribbean Central and South America Our Congregations mission of ministering to the medical spiritual and emotional needs of individuals flourishes today at St Josephs Hospital St Josephs Childrens Hospital and St Josephs Womens Hospital

The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
Father Pamfilo one of the friars of St Bonaventure College established the Franciscan Sisters as a teaching community in 1859 and the Sisters opened St Elizabeth Academy the following year to educate young women of that area It was Sister Mary Teresa ONeil the first Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany who guided its growth as new schools were opened in Connecticut New York and other eastern states The original education mission expanded in 1883 to include hospital administration and health care homes for young and elderly pastoral and social work and many more ministries All of these were firmly rooted in the Franciscan philosophy of respect hospitality and compassion to all regardless of faith

The Franciscan Sisters healing ministry was brought to Tampa in 1934 with the founding of St Josephs Hospital near downtown Tampa The country was struggling in the depths of the Great Depression and operating these medical institutions was economically challenging But from the Sisters point of view there was no time of greater need

St Josephs Hospital
The 40bed hospital established near downtown Tampa in 1934 by the Sisters has grown today to 559 beds It is Hillsborough Countys largest private nonprofit health care provider Some of the most complex medical and surgical conditions are treated at the hospital today and through the years its dedicated centers of excellence have become noted for outstanding care Countless lives have been touched and healed by St Josephs staff who continue to carry on the Franciscan tradition of offering hope and compassion ensuring each individuals medical spiritual and emotional needs are met regardless of faith

St Josephs Childrens Hospital
From their origins as a teaching order the Franciscan Sisters infused their compassionate understanding of childrens needs when opening St Josephs Childrens Hospital in 1988 Todays 173bed hospital is a holistic childfocused facility noted for its technologically advanced medical care and familycentered environment Its reputation for excellence includes newborn and pediatric intensive care units childrens cardiovascular and cancer centers pediatric rehabilitation services and a dedicated emergency center The current capital fundraising campaign is adding new cardiovascular surgical suites to this special place of healing for children

St Josephs Womens Hospital
The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany returned to their roots in service to women through St Josephs Womens Hospital in 1993 It provides the women of the Tampa Bay area with a centralized source of medical care for all their needs and is Floridas only freestanding hospital focused exclusively on womens health The Sisters philosophical presence can still be felt today at this 234bed facility through its many educational programs as well as its gynecological obstetrical surgical perinatal and oncological services The recent initiation of the Womens Healthy Heart Center is another good example of the Franciscan tradition being brought to life

Looking to the Future
Emulating the spirit of Francis of Assisi our commitment to demonstrating acceptance compassion and reverence toward each person regardless of faith can be seen daily at all of the St Josephs Hospitals It is our employees physicians and boards of directors who carry on these inspirational traditions today as well as the generous supporters who make this mission possible