Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) was one of the largest health care networks based in southeast Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1911 and existed until 2022, when it merged with Mercy Health to form Trinity Health Michigan.
| Saint Joseph Mercy Health System | |
|---|---|
| Trinity Health | |
| Organisation | |
| Network | St. Joseph Mercy Health System |
| History | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Links | |
| Website | stjoeshealth.org |
Prior to the merger, St. Joseph Mercy Health System consisted of five prime hospitals, nine urgent care centers, and five health centers spread around metro Detroit, providing health care in six counties that include Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne.[1]
Foundation
editIn 1911, four Sisters of Mercy arrived in Ann Arbor from Dubuque, Iowa. They came at the invitation of local medical and religious leaders who dreamed of founding a community hospital to serve area residents. That dream became a reality on November 21, 1911, when the Sisters opened St. Joseph's Sanitarium, a small hospital located in a former student rooming house at the corner of State and Kingsley streets.
The little hospital had a nine-member medical staff and 17 beds on the second and third floors, including eight private rooms. Surgeons operated on the first floor, then carried their patients up the stairs to their rooms above. In its first year, 243 patients were admitted.
By 1914, St. Joe's had moved to a new facility on Ingalls Street. In 1977, the hospital relocated to its present location on East Huron River Drive in Superior Township.
Hospitals
edit| Hospital | City, County | Number of Beds |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 537 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Oakland | Pontiac, Oakland | 443 |
| St. Mary Mercy Livonia | Livonia, Wayne | 304 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Livingston | Howell, Livingston | 136 |
| St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea | Chelsea, Washtenaw | 113 |
IHA Health Services
editMerging in 2010,[2] IHA Health Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Joseph Health System. IHA is the largest, fully integrated physician group practice in southeast Michigan, with approximately 70 practice locations and 650 providers.[3]
References
edit- ^ "About Us at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System homepage". Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.
- ^ "IHA and SJMHS Announce Strategic Merger". 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
- ^ "About IHA". Archived from the original on 2 August 2019.
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