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Description

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St Joseph Hospital under the umbrella of St Joseph Healthcare is a 112bed acute care community hospital located in Bangor Maine St Joseph Healthcare appreciates that good health is more than just physical wellness Founded in 1947 by the Felician Sisters of Enfield Connecticut St Joseph Healthcares mission embodies wellness promotion and healing of the whole person mind body and spirit

Our Mission
quotSt Joseph Healthcarecommitted to wellness promotion and wholistic healingprovides healthcare services which embody compassion competence and communityquot

not just words but a way of lifea noble statement of what we are meticulously crafted after thoughtful consideration study and examination of all the things we do big and small day and night caring for our patients

These are the words we live by each and every one of us who comprise the caring community of St Joseph Healthcare We take our Mission seriously Those we serve depend on it

Our Vision
quotSt Joseph Healthcare is a dynamic values driven organization excelling in primary care wellness promotion and community servicequot

Our Values
Compassion
The St Joseph Healthcare team demonstrates special sensitivity toward all persons especially those who are vulnerable and suffering

Communication middot Respect middot Openmindedness

Competence
The St Joseph Healthcare team demonstrates competence when we perform our work to the best of our ability using our knowledge and skills within the framework of our respective jobs and responsibilities
Professionalism middot Integrity middot Quality Performance

Community
The St Joseph Healthcare team demonstrates a sense of community when we value one anothers talents knowledge skills and abilities and at the same time build and maintain productive team relationshipsTeamwork middot Positive Attitude
Recognizing Others Contributions

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History

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St Joseph Healthcare is in existence because of the sponsorship of the Felician Sisters of the Enfield Connecticut Province It is an extended ministry of Christs healing and mercy The St Joseph Healthcare ministry is rooted in the tradition of our Foundress Blessed Mary Angelas vision of spirituality renewing society through compassionate caring of the whole person in all circumstances

In 1855 in Warsaw Poland Blessed Angela founded the Congregation of the Sisters of St Felix The Order thrives today through the thousands of Felician Sisters who carry on Blessed Angelas tradition of active community service around the world Today seven Felician Sisters grace St Joseph Healthcare with their presence working in various capacities The Sisters are a living legacy of Blessed Angelas vision and are ever present within the hospital to offer guidance and to minister to all people patients families employees and volunteers

Our rich and proud history is chronicled below

1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

1940s

October 20 1946
Felician Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels Province Enfield Connecticut received a request from Miss Carol Strauss to purchase the Paine Private Hospital located on Center Street in Bangor Maine

April 29 1947
The Felician Sisters agreed to purchase the hospital and the name of the facility was changed to St Joseph Hospital

1950s

1956
The Ford Foundation awarded a 130000 grant to the hospital The money was earmarked for the construction of a tworoom addition to the hospital on the north side One section became a small pediatric ward The other section became the doctors lounge dressing room library and conference room

1960s

1960
After much discussion praying and planning the administration of St Joseph Hospital presented the plans to construct a new facility The project was approved and blessed by Bishop Daniel Feeney on March 1 1960 The official news was announced to the media on May 10 1960

1960
The Fleming property on Center Street was purchased for 20000 Renovations and a new section brought the final cost to 33000 This property would serve as the School of Nursing from 1963 to 1981

March 19 1962
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new St Joseph Hospital were held on the Feast of St Joseph

October 11 1964
The city of Bangor celebrated the formal dedication of the new St Joseph Hospital Msgr Edward Ward supervised the laying of the cornerstone The event was attended by a large number of dignitaries and presided over by Mr Norbert X Dowd executive secretary of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce

November 21 1964
On this day patients moved from the old to the new St Joseph Hospital

1970s

September 13 1977
St Joseph Hospital officially inaugurated the Ambulatory Surgical Unit At the time it was the only hospital in Maine with a selfcontained outpatient surgery unit

1978
Together with officials in East Corinth St Joseph Hospital opened a clinic to help meet the medical needs in the small town

1978
St Joseph Hospital introduced mammography services in its Radiology Department

1979
Old Town Health Center was established to serve the people of Old Town and the surrounding areas

1980s

December 1980
The hospital launched a campaign for a new Critical Care Unit with a target of 350000

March 14 1981
Property on the corner of French and Congress Streets was purchased for the new Sisters residence

May 1981
The School of Nursing moved to a new location at 325 Center Street

June 1981
The Occupational Therapy Department was instituted

September 27 1981
A ribbon cutting was held for the newly renovated St Joseph Hospital Critical Care Unit dedicated to Samuel J and Doris C Rosen

November 1981
Sr Mary Romuald director of Social Services initiated the first St Joseph Hospital Hospice program

October 10 1982
St Joseph Hospital administration worked with the Old Town Redevelopment Group to construct a health center for 93000 The dedication and ribbon cutting for this building were held on this date

October 1983
A fourunit medical building was established at the site of the former School of Nursing on Center Street

March 16 1984
Mammography at St Joseph Hospital expanded and a section of the Radiology Department was designated as the William H Rosen Breast Diagnostic Center

October 14 1984
The newly renovated Ambulatory Surgery Unit was opened

April 25 1985
The Mother Angela Office Building was dedicated The Fiscal Department transferred to the new office building from the main hospital building

1986
St Joseph Healthcare purchased Alternative Care Nursing Services which has evolved into the presentday St Joseph HomeCare a full service home health agency

September 2 1988
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Center for Advanced Medicine

January 16 1989
The new Respiratory Unit began admitting patients The kidney stone lithotripsy program was established at St Joseph Hospital

1990s

February 9 1990
The Stone and Urology Department was opened at the Center for Advanced Medicine

March 12 1990
A new Orthopedic Unit was opened and dedicated

April 1990
The Center for Advanced Medicine was dedicated

January 1991
MRI services were offered to the community through St Joseph Hospital

September 29 1992
The Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education was opened at St Joseph Hospital under the direction of Dr Clifford Rosen

October 14 1992
St Joseph Healthcare officially opened its new fiscalbusiness office complex on Perry Road

March 18 1993
St Joseph Healthcare announced the beginning of a multimillion dollar construction project to renovate and expand the hospital The project encompassed a new Emergency Department inpatient and outpatient surgical suites and patient rooms

May 1993
Seven St Joseph Hospital departments moved to Stillwater Avenue the newest St Joseph Healthcare facility

September 16 1995
A ceremonial knocking down of a wall marked the kickoff of St Joseph Hospitals building project

November 21 1996
Phase One of St Joseph Hospitals constructionrenovation project reached completion A ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication were held for the new Emergency Department

March 20 1997
Phase Two of St Joseph Hospitals construction project the new Surgical Suites and Patient Tower was completed

May 16 1997
St Joseph Hospital opened its new Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Center

July 1997
Site preparation began for a fourbuilding complex located at 900 Broadway

Fall 1998
Most of St Joseph Healthcares affiliated offcampus offices were consolidated at the new 900 Broadway location in the St Joseph Healthcare Park

2000s

March 31 2000
Construction and renovations were completed in the PreAdmission Testing Area and Pain Management Department on the third floor

July 31 2000
Construction and renovations were completed in the Radiology Department

September 2000
St Joseph Hospital became the first facility in Maine to offer full field digital mammography at its Regional Breast Care Center in Bangor

October 31 2000
Construction and renovations were completed in a new area on the fifth floor designated for Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine departments

November 2001
Construction began on a threestory addition to house a fixedbase MRI

August 2002
Official ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new MRI Center which features a patientfriendly fixedbase MRI unit

January 4 2003
Dedication and ribbon cutting for a new diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory was held with the guests of honor including Most Rev Michael Cote Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and Maine Gov John Baldacci

March 2003
St Joseph Healthcares Center for Sleep Medicine relocated to a new standalone facility at 268 Center Street The fourbed sleep study unit was completely upgraded with stateoftheart monitoring equipment as part of the move

March 2006
St Joseph Hospital became the first hospital in Maine to offer MRIguided breast biopsies a new diagnostic tool which allows early detection and if necessary rapid outpatient biopsies for younger women who have been identified as having significant risk factors for breast cancer

June 2006
St Joseph Hospital opened a renovated Endoscopy suite with additional capacity to handle increased demand for this important screening and treatment procedure for colorectal cancer and other diseases