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Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: Inspired by the teachings of jesus christ and the witness of its founding dominican sisters, st. Dominic's provides compassionate care and hope as a healing ministry of the catholic church. Caring for the sick, the injured, and the dying is a visible, public continuation of christ's healing ministry. Promoting the well being of individuals and the community are additional signs of st. Dominic's commitment to the common good. Just as jesus came to make his father known and loved, so st. Dominic's, through works of mercy, seek to extend this mission.
Programs: St. Dominic health services (sdhs) is the parent company of a multi dimensional provider of health care services with corporate headquarters in jackson, ms. Sdhs provides management services to its affiliated companies including the following entities: st. Dominic - jackson memorial hospital i. 571-bed adult tertiary referral center ii. Serves a broad area encompassing jackson and most of central mississippi iii. Includes primary and specialty physician services st. Catherine's village, inc. I. Adult congregate living facility with 247 independent living beds and 54 assisted living beds ii. Licensed nursing home with 120 beds iii. Licensed 60-bed memory support unit community health services - st. Dominic, inc. I. The club (st. Dominic's community wellness program) provides fitness services with an emphasis on medical fitness for those recovering from illness and for senior adults. Ii. New directions for over 55 (senior adult program)provides education and services to help keep senior adults active and engaged. Iii. Care-a-van mobile health screening unit provides health screenings across central mississippi with focus on underserved populations. Iv. Community health clinic provides primary care to the uninsured in an underserved area of jackson. V. School nurse program provides registered nurses to the madison county middle and elementary schools. Limited services are also provided to a high school located in an underserved area of the district. St. Dominic health services foundation, inc. I. Fundraising and giving initiatives that support the mission and vision of sdhs and its subsidiaries first intermed corporation i. Operates 13 ambulatory/industrial medicare or primary care clinics to make these services more accessible in the state. St. Dominic madison health services, inc. I. Supports the sdhs mission through operation of a medical office building that increases access to health services ii. Partners in the operation of a health and wellness center in madison county that offers family - oriented health and fitness services
inspired by the teachings of jesus christ and the witness of our founding dominican sisters, sdhs provides compassionate care and hope as a healing ministry of the catholic church. Sdhs supports the congregation of dominican sisters of springfield illinois through its support of other charitable organizations in the community that have missions in common with the church.