St. Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City, Missouri) Explained

St. Joseph Medical Center
Org/Group:Prime Healthcare
Location:Kansas City
State:Missouri
Country:US
Healthcare:Private
Funding:For-profit
Type:Community
Affiliation:None
Emergency:Yes
Beds:310
Founded:October 15, 1874

St. Joseph Medical Center is a 310-bed hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, US.

History

At the request of local physician Dr. Jefferson Griffith and Father Bernard Donnelly, six sisters from Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, led by Mother Celeste O’Reilly, arrived in Kansas City, Missouri in 1874 to establish a hospital. The sisters purchased the Waterman home, a 10-room residence at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street in Quality Hill and opened Saint Joseph's Hospital on October 15, 1874.[1] In 1917, Saint Joseph's Hospital moved to a new 250-bed facility located at 2510 East Linwood Boulevard. The hospital moved to its present-day location near I-435 and State Line Road in 1977.[2] [3] [4] Prime Healthcare purchased St. Joseph Medical Center from Ascension in 2015.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denzer . Marty . The education and care of the "dear neighbor" for 145 years in KC . Catholic Key . Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph . 15 March 2022 . 31 March 2011.
  2. Web site: The Sisters of St. Joseph . KC History . Kansas City Public Library . 15 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Saint Joseph's Hospital . KC History . Kansas City Public Library . 15 March 2022.
  4. Web site: St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. . The Pendergast Years . 15 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Sherry . Mike . Prime Healthcare Closes Deal For St. Joseph, St. Mary’s Hospitals . KCUR . 13 February 2015 . 15 March 2022.

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