St. Vincent Evansville Explained

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Org/Group:St. Vincent Health
Coordinates:37.9647°N -87.5045°W
Location:Evansville
State:Indiana
Country:US
Type:General
Emergency:II
Publictransit: METS
Former-Names:St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, St. Vincent Evansville

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (formerly St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center) is the flagship hospital of a health system in the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area located in Evansville, Indiana and is a level II trauma center. The system was started in 1872 and was formerly known as St. Mary's Health. St. Mary's Health was integrated into St. Vincent Health in 2012 to create one statewide, integrated healthcare ministry, with the name change effective in 2017.[1] St. Vincent Health is a part of Ascension Health, the nation's largest nonprofit health system and the world's largest Catholic health system.[2]

Awards

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville has three times (2011, 2016 and 2021) received Magnet Designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Mary's Health to take on St. Vincent name . Courier & Press . 15 October 2019.
  2. Web site: About Our Healthcare Organization Ascension. ascension.org. en-us. 2017-07-03.
  3. News: St. Mary's receives Magnet status for second time. Evansville Courier & Press. 2017-07-03. en.