St Joseph Medical Center

Programs: Medical inpatient services encompass 3,395 inpatient admissions and 16,372 patient days. St. Joseph medical center provides diagnostic services and high quality care to patients admitted with a wide range of diagnoses. Services include radiology disciplines such as mri, ct-scans, ultrasound as well as laboratory tests, respiratory procedures, therapy treatments, pharmacy services as bedside nursing care.

cardiology services include 1,731 inpatient admissions, 7,307 inpatient days and 3,614 outpatient visits. The carondelet heart institute is a "hospital within a hospital" at st. Joseph medical center, focusing on cardiovascular services. Our team of interventional specialists provides treatment for patients diagnosed with conditions such as angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, heart attack, peripheral disease, etc. A full range of tests (such as angiography, echocardiography, carotid doppler, stress echocardiography, and ekg's) are employed to make accurate diagnoses. Carondelet heart institute's team of highly trained specialists is well-qualified to perform a range of interventional services such as carotid stenting, coronary angioplasty, coronary stenting, and open heart surgery, that address cardiac and vascular challenges. St. Joseph medical center is also involved in preventive services for cardiovascular disease with participation in the go red for women national campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women. Cardiac rehabilitation at the carondelet heart institute is an exercise and education program, especially designed to help heart patients reduce or control cardiac risk factors, improve cardiovascular fitness and actually learn to thrive with heart disease. The personal heart advocate is a specially trained cardiovascular registered nurse who is dedicated to the patient's individual needs and will assist them through the sometimes complex maze of testing and inpatient procedures.

surgical services include 1,682 inpatient admissions, 9,552 patient days and 2,777 outpatient surgeries. St. Joseph medical center offers a wide range of both invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures and is equipped with the latest diagnostic and surgical equipment operated by our highly qualified nursing staff and physicians. Our medical center embraces every major discipline of care ranging from minimally invasive procedures to complex multi-disciplinary surgical interventions. We offer a wide range of outpatient and inpatient surgical interventions including open heart surgery, vascular surgery, surgical management of breast disease, surgical oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, gynecological surgery, ent procedures and ophthalmology procedures.

all other program services include neurology, oncology, rehab services, women's services, emergency room, radiology, sleep lab, gi lab, pain center and other outpatient areas. These services represent 3,106 inpatient admissions with 11,842 patient days, 25,670 emergency department visits and 36,452 other outpatient visits.