| St. Joseph's Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | BayCare Health System |
| Location: | 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
| Region: | Tampa |
| State: | Florida |
| Country: | US |
| Healthcare: | Private |
| Funding: | Non-profit |
| Type: | Community |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliation: | None |
| Emergency: | II |
| Beds: | 615 |
| H1-Number: | H1 |
| H1-Length-F: | 80 |
| H1-Length-M: | 24 |
| H1-Surface: | Concrete |
| H2-Number: | H2 |
| H2-Length-F: | 40 |
| H2-Length-M: | 12 |
| H2-Surface: | Concrete |
| Constructed: | 1963 |
| Opened: | 1934 |
St. Joseph's Hospital is a private, not-for-profit 615-bed[1] [2] community hospital in Tampa, Florida.[3] It was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in 1934,[1] [4] and was part of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany Health System alongside St. Anthony's Hospital in neighboring St. Petersburg. Both became part of the BayCare Health System in July 1997.[5]
The St. Joseph's Emergency Center claims to be the busiest in Tampa Bay, with 74,790 ER visits in 2023,[1] and is a Level II trauma center.[6]
The hospital was originally opened in July 1932[7] by Dr. W. H. Dyer as Tampa Heights Hospital[8] who operated the 1st and 2nd floors as a clinic.
It was acquired by the Franciscan Sisters in the Fall of 1933.[9] A $150,000 renovation followed, with a modern fourth floor suite of operating rooms, x-ray rooms, a pharmacy, morgue, and doctors’ quarters added, with the finished facility said to be capable of accommodating 100 patients.[10] The refurbished hospital, located at the corner of Morgan Street and 7th Avenue, was relaunched as St. Joseph's Hospital on October 1st, 1934.[11]
The current location opened on March 19th, 1967,[11] on what was then known as Buffalo Avenue.