St Peter's Hospital

Description

Our Mission
St Peters Health Care Services acting in the Catholic tradition of the Religious Sisters of Mercy is a community of persons committed to being a transforming healing presence within the communities we serve

We treat all persons with dignity hospitality and compassion calling forth their best human potential

We provide comprehensive services that support healthy communities including quality medical care with holistic approaches to healing body mind and spirit

We care for and strengthen the ministry and all resources entrusted to us

We advocate for accessible health care and quality of life for all especially those who are poor

We respond with courage and integrity to needs for services in a rapidly changing health care environment

Our Core Values
Compassion
We share the suffering of others showing empathy and concern for anyone in distress and responding kindly and sensitively

Reverence for Each Person
We show respect and consideration for each person affirming the sacredness of human life

Community
We demonstrate our interdependence through inclusive and compassionate relationships

Hospitality
We create an environment where persons feel welcome and included striving to meet perceived as well as expressed needs

Excellence
We take pride in our work continuously improving our skills and abilities so that our distinctive service benefits those we serve and with whom we work

Integrity
We keep our word and are faithful to who we say we are

Courage
We dare to take the risks our beliefs demand of us

History

Our History
At St Peters caring for the community dates back to the principles established by the foundress of the Religious Sisters of Mercy Catherine McAuley

In 1824 when she inherited a large fortune at the age of 50 Catherine McAuley used the money to build a large house in Dublin Ireland It became the first House of Mercyand was the home where Catherine and several other women provided educational religious and social services for women and children who were poor homeless and in need

Carrying on that mission in 1869 four Sisters of Mercy founded St Peters Hospital in downtown Albany NY on November 1 They had journeyed to Albany from New York City in 1863 and arrived with 80 cents in total but they began their mission in Rensselaer NY

The first hospital was financed thanks to a very generous donation of 15000 from the family of Peter Cagger an attorney who had died The hospital is named for him

Over the years the scope of hospital services continued to grow St Peters moved to its present site in 1930 and has grown its campus steadily to meet community needs

In 2005 the hospital began comprehensive capital improvements to increase efficiency convenience and privacy to provide a stateoftheart campus for the 21st century

Today St Peters health system serves to nearly 4000 people every day with comprehensive medical services free educational programs and a host of community health screenings throughout the region