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Description

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Mission
The primary purpose of the Hospital Sisters Health System and St Marys Hospital Medical Center is to continue Christs healing love through delivery of competent and compassionate healthcare in an environment sensitive to the needs of all people The hospital is committed to providing a broad range of quality inpatient and outpatient services without regard to the individuals race creed handicaps or financial status

Vision
St Marys Hospital Medical Center is a full service community hospital with an important emphasis on contemporary ambulatory services We strive to be sensitive to the changing needs of our customer groups thereby enabling us to keep pace with emerging trends We will create a culture where the spiritual mission and core values of respect care competence and joy will be lived out by all who work here and felt by all who use our services

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History

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The relationship between St Marys and Green Bay dates back to 1900 when the Misericorde Sisters came to Green Bay to open a home for unwed mothers and their babies In 1903 the hospital as well as a nurse training school was opened in a building on the corner of Webster Avenue and Crooks Street The hospital was originally sponsored by the Misericorde Sisters of Montreal Canada The first expansion included two additional stories and a new wing and was finished in 1912 During the next thirty years the hospital grew to cover the block bounded by South Webster Avenue Crooks Clay and Chicago Streets In 1960 responding to the request of the Bishop of Green Bay for a Catholic hospital in Green Bays growing west side the sisters relocated their entire campus to its current site on Shawano Avenue The community greatly appreciated this move especially having emergency services available west of the river

As the economics of healthcare delivery were changing dramatically the Misericorde Sisters made the difficult decision to end sponsorship of St Marys in 1973 The Hospital Sisters of St Francis urged by Bishop Wycislo assumed sponsorship in 1974 Since that time the Franciscans have worked diligently to maintain high quality care and improve the capital and equipment base of the facility

In 1979 ground was broken for necessary new facilities The new hospital opened as the first all private room hospital in Northeast Wisconsin in the fall of 1981 The Family Birthing Center was added in 1988 as well as an enlargement and renovation of St Marys Emergency Center In July 1989 St Marys and St Josephs Hospital of Chippewa Falls opened Libertas a 24bed inpatient facility for chemically dependent adolescents In 1992 a major ambulatory wing was added including outpatient surgery advanced radiology and diagnostic services respiratory care pulmonary medicine and a new education center Many doctors at St Marys enjoy the convenience of a connected office complex that features modern services dedicated parking and a private entrance This part of the campus was developed during the 1990s and currently is home to over 40 medical providers

In 1996 St Marys Hospital Medical Center joined with St Vincent Hospital BeaumontWebster Clinic and West Side Clinic to form Prevea Health Services Inc an integrated health care delivery system Together we provide the most advanced and comprehensive services available to people from all over Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan With a partnership among our physicians staff and the community we are well positioned to keep pace with the changing health care needs of our community

Today St Marys provides for the care of patients in such areas as our orthopedic Bone and Joint Center Center for Digestive Health EmergencyFirst Care Center Cardiac Care Center A Womans Place and our many other medical and surgical services

Since 1900 St Marys has been recognized for its distinctive compassionate patient care and strong commitment to the community Today the hospital is continuing the tradition of the Sisters to care for the health needs of the community St Marys Hospital Medical Center stands ready to live our values by treating patients with care joy respect and competence