St. Jude Medical Center

Not affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee

St. Jude Medical Center
St. Joseph Health System
Geography
Location 101 E. Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton, CA 92835, Fullerton, California, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Funding Non-profit
Hospital type Community
Network St. Joseph Hoag Health Alliance
Services
Beds 320[1]
History
Founded 1957
Links
Website www.stjudemedicalcenter.org
Lists Hospitals in California

St. Jude Medical Center is a faith-based, not-for-profit hospital,[1] non-profit Catholic community hospital located in Fullerton, California. Established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1957, the 320-bed acute-care medical center has earned a reputation for clinic excellence and award-winning care.[2]

The hospital's 670-physician medical staff includes nearly every specialty and subspecialty, while its highly-skilled nurses, technologists, therapists and support staff offer a certification and advanced degree rate that significantly exceeds national averages.[2] In addition to neurointerventional and cardiac catheterization labs and a Level-III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St. Jude Medical Center offers specialized critical care units staffed 24/7 by board-certified intensivists.

St. Jude is one of only 100 hospitals in the nation to be recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, a designation used to identify hospitals who consistently meet quality and time-standards in treating stroke and cerebrovascular disease.[3] The medical center is also among the eight percent of U.S. hospitals to receive Magnet Designation for nursing excellence.[4] Part of the St. Joseph Health System, St. Jude Medical Center serves as a quandary and referral center for a variety of patient services, including one of California's only accredited programs in spinal cord injury, brain injury, and comprehensive stroke rehabilitation.[2] Other areas of specialty include: high- and low-risk obstetrics, digestive diseases and GI surgery, orthopedics and joint replacement, neurosciences, women's health, cardiac care, robotic and minimally-invasive surgery, and cancer treatment.

In 2014, the hospital opened the $255 million Northwest Tower,[5] which along with the Southwest Tower built several years earlier, created beautifully-designed, private patient rooms. Key areas of expansion included three entire floors dedicated to maternity services and another floor encompassing 14 "smart" surgical suites, including a "hybrid" cardiovascular suite with robotic c-arm imaging, and a dedicated neurosurgery suite with intraoperative MRI. Additional surgical technology includes da Vinci surgical robots as well as the superDimension robotic system for lung cancer treatment.

Awards

Specialty Centers of Care

Affiliations

St. Jude Medical Center is one of three St. Joseph Health hospitals in Orange County – each founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange—part of a 14-hospital system within the western United States that includes outpatient services, fetal diagnostic center, as well as inpatient services. In 2014, a partnership with Hoag Hospital created an integrated health system called St. Joseph Hoag Health.

St. Jude Medical Center and St. Jude Heritage Medical Group, a 160-physician multi-specialty physician group exclusively affiliated with the hospital, offer comprehensive, integrated care –from routine and preventive services to specialized surgical care—to north Orange County and southern Los Angeles County residents.

History

While the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange original mission in coming to California was to teach, the influenza epidemic of 1918 turned their focus to medical care, as they began caring for the sick and dying in their homes. In 1931, the Sisters purchased Fullerton General Hospital, their second hospital in Orange County. When the facility grew outdated and could no longer be adapted to new methods and technology, the Sisters began raising the one million dollars necessary for a new hospital. A local businessman donated a piece of hilltop property and with contributions from the community, the "ultramodern" St. Jude Hospital opened in 1957.[11]

Improving the health of the communities it serves remains at the core of the hospital's mission and 10 percent of the organization's net income is dedicated to community health initiatives, with particular emphasis on helping the underserved and disadvantaged.[12] The hospital's community programs include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us", St. Jude Medical Center website, St. Joseph Health, retrieved February 11, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/Our-Services/Neurosciences-Institute/Comprehensive-Stroke-Center.aspx
  4. 1 2 http://www.nursecredentialing.org/
  5. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/About-Us/Newsroom-and-Highlights/Press-Releases/2014/New-Hospital-Tower-Creates-State-s-Most-Advanced.aspx
  6. ↑ https://www.facs.org/
  7. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/About-Us/Newsroom-and-Highlights/Press-Releases/2015/St-Jude-Earns-National-Recognition-as-an-Advance.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.sts.org/
  9. ↑ https://www.facs.org/quality%20programs/napbc
  10. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/About-Us/Awards-and-Accreditations/2016.aspx
  11. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/About-Us/History-and-Milestones.aspx
  12. ↑ http://www.stjudemedicalcenter.org/About-Us/Community-Involvement.aspx

Coordinates: 33°53′41″N 117°55′38″W / 33.89472°N 117.92722°W / 33.89472; -117.92722

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