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St Vincent Medical Center

, Jacksonville Florida USA  
 
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Name St Vincent Medical Center
Address 1 Shircliff Way
 
Town Jacksonville
State Florida
Country USA
Post Code 32204
Phone 904 308 7300
Fax 904 308 7573
Email dhodgins@stvincentshealth.com
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Specialization Of   St Vincent Medical Center
Anaesthesiology
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgeon
Daibetes, Endocrinology
Dermatology
ENT
Family Practice
Gastro-enterology
General Medicine
General Surgeon
Gynaecology
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Internal Medicine
Neuro Surgeon
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Obestetrician/Gynecologist
Oncologist
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About St Vincent Medical Center

St. Vincent's Medical Center (SVMC) is a 528-bed comprehensive, acute care hospital. It was founded by the Daughters of Charity in 1916 and is part of St. Vincent's HealthCare and Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health system in the United States as well as the largest Catholic hospital system in the United States.

SVMC is widely recognized for excellence in patient care and has received numerous accolades from Health Grades as well as US News and World Report.
 
History Of St Vincent Medical Center

On May 1, 2007, St. Vincent's HealthCare will mark 91 Years of Care provided to the community.

From a sanitorium in Springfield to the current properties located in Riverside, Orange Park and other parts of Jacksonville, SVHC has come a long way in just a matter of 91 years.

In 1916, when the first Daughters of Charity took over the DeSoto Sanitorium on 5th and Boulevard streets, it was one of the first hospitals in Jacksonville -- third as a matter of fact. The 42-beds have grown to more than 500 today, with the anticipation of even more as SVHC makes plans to operate the newly-acquired St. Luke's in the upcoming years.

91 Years Of Caring
From a sanitorium in Springfield to the current properties located in Riverside, Southside and Clay County, St. Vincent’s HealthCare has come a long way in just a matter of 91 years.

In 1916, when the first Daughters of Charity took over the DeSoto Sanitorium on 5th and Boulevard streets, it was one of the first hospitals in Jacksonville. Several physicians, businessmen and clergy, including Bishop Michael J. Curley of the Diocese of St. Augustine asked the Sisters of Charity to buy and manage the hospital. Back then, Jacksonville had a population of about 80,000 and about a 10th were Catholic.

Shortly after arriving in Jacksonville, the Daughters of Charity found themselves in the influenza epidemic of 1917 that kept the Sisters busy for quite a while. In 1919, St. Vincent’s opened the School of Nursing.

Shortly afterward, plans were made to build a larger hospital on the west bank of the St. Johns River in Riverside. In 1928, patients were moved from Springfield into the new $1 million, 200-bed hospital. St. Vincent’s Administrator and a group of 18 women, mostly doctors’ wives, formed the St. Vincent’s Auxiliary. Through card parties, and food and rummage sales, the Auxiliary managed to supply St. Vincent’s with solariums, a new bulkhead, Christmas baskets for the poor, a Doctor’s call system and a suction fan for the Operating Room between 1928 and 1940.

In 1939, St. Vincent’s was accepted in the American Hospital Association. And in 1942, St. Vincent’s Nursing School played a role in World War II. The entire graduating class of the School of Nursing entered into the Army Cadet Nurse Program. In all, 67 St. Vincent’s graduates served in the Nursing Corps.

Building the structure that stands today involved several creative and talented minds. Construction to build the West Wing began after World War II, increasing the beds to 365. In 1968, construction for the power plant, Maintenance and Housekeeping departments and the catheterization labs began.

St. Vincent's Hospital became St. Vincent's Medical Center in 1972. The ‘70s were marked with the closing of St. Vincent’s Nursing School and the opening of the new Medical Core Building, operating and emergency rooms. The Dillon Professional Building opened in the late ‘70s.

The 1980s brought the renovation of the East Center and West Wings, the DePaul Building and Garage and the first Ambulatory Care – or Primary Care – Centers. As Riverside and Jacksonville grew, so did St. Vincent’s. It bought Riverside Hospital in 1991 and built a new St. Catherine Laboure Manor’s complex on Stockton Street in 1992.

In 1995, St. Vincent’s joined Baptist Health System to become Baptist/St. Vincent’s Health System. By 1996. Baptist St. Vincent’s closed Riverside Hospital and had built another garage, the King Street Garage. St. Vincent’s Medical Center was named among the Top 100 medical centers in the country in 1994, 1995 and 1996. And in 1997, St. Catherine’s won the prestigious Step One American Hospital Care Association’s Quality Award. Then in 1999, St. Vincent’s was named among one of the Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals by the HCIA.

When Baptist St. Vincent’s announced the two systems would separate governance in 2000, St. Vincent’s had the opportunity to rebuild some of the individualism that sustained it during 84 years.

Associates gave a major vote of support for the future of St. Vincents. In a matter of six short weeks in 2001, St. Vincent's associates pledge more than $1 million for the construction of new Heart and Cancer centers. The associate support of the project helped convince the public to help fund the $20 million Building A Healthier Community project.

Since then, St. Vincent's has added a new Heart & Vascular Center, a new Cancer Center, and the new Family Medicine Center, which houses the Family Practice Residency Program to provide medical training to physicians. In addition, the River house is under construction on King Street and will be home to a Spirituality Center as well as guest suites for patients' families.

The cardiovascular program at St. Vincent's is the largest in an area stretching from Atlanta to Orlando. Physicans at St. Vincent's often are mong the first in the region to perform some of the most advanced surgeries and treatments for heart and vascular disease. The Women & Heart program was recognized in 2004 with a visit from First Lady Laura Bush as part of her efforts to promote heightened awareness of heart disease amongh women.

In 2005, St. Vincent's opened the Debbie Gottlieb Center for Nursing Excellence. The center is funded in part through funds from the St. Vincent's Foundation's Red Rose Ball through endowments provided by Debbie Gottlieb and her husband, Mel. The center provides an environment for professional development and clinical growth of nurses through nursing internship offering, continuing nursing education programs and advanced clinical programs that include national speakers invited to the Gottlieb Center.

In 2006, St. Vincent's opened the Spine & Brain Institute, which offers comprehensive services neurosurgery and neurological problems.

St. Vincent's continues to be recognized by local and national organizations for the excellent care provided by its physicians and staff. The prestigious U.S.News& World Report has twice named St. Vincent's among the Top 10 percent of hospitals in the U.S. for Clinical Excellence for the last two years and J.D. Power has named it a "Distinguished Hospital" for outstanding customer service for two years in a row. These awards, and others, and make St. Vincent's "Where The Experts Care."

In Jacksonville, St. Luke’s is the only other hospital that has survived as long. In 2005, St. Vincent's purchased St. Luke's and plan to assume operations there by 2008.

Kim Deppe, Candy Bowen, James Ward, Julie Pickren, St. Vincent’s Auxiliary and the writings of Marian J. Rust contributed to this article.
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