St. Vincent's Health System
- St. Vincent's Health System
Infobox Hospital
Name = St. Vincents Health System
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Region = Birmingham
State = Alabama
Country = United States
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HealthCare = non-for-profit
Type = Community
Affiliation = None
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Beds = 776
Founded = 1898
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Website = www.stvhs.com
Wiki-Links = [http://www.stvhs.com] |
St. Vincent's Health System is based in Birmingham, Alabama and is a health ministry of Ascension Health, America's largest Catholic and nonprofit health system. St. Vincent’s Health System is made up of five facilities – St. Vincent’s Birmingham, St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Vincent’s East, St. Vincent’s St. Clair, and St. Vincent’s One Nineteen.
History
St. Vincent's Hospital was founded in 1898 and was Birmingham, Alabama's oldest hospital . It was founded by the Daughters of Charity and named after the 17th century Parisian St. Vincent de Paul, who started the Daughters of Charity in 1633. In July 2007, St. Vincent's Hospital merged with Eastern Health System to become St. Vincent's Health System.
Size and Services
St. Vincent's Health System contains 776 beds and employs 3,959 associates. Its four hospitals and one health and wellness facility provide a spectrum of care ranging from the latest medical technology to prayers at the bedside.
Facilities
St. Vincent's Birmingham
St. Vincent's Blount
St. Vincent's East
St. Vincent's St. Clair
St. Vincent’s One Nineteen
Notes
http://www.ascensionhealth.org/about/main.asp
Welcome to the St. Vincent's Health System
http://www.stvhs.com/healthsystem/daughters.asp 1. http://www.ascensionhealth.org/about/main.asp
2. http://www.stvhs.com
3. http://www.stvhs.com/healthsystem/daughters.asp
External links
* [http://www.stvhs.com/ www.stvhs.com]
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