St. Joseph Health System
St. Joseph Health System traces its origins to 1936 when St. Joseph Regional Health Center was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, Ohio, in response to a call from a local physician. St. Joseph Health System Starting in a small 35-bed hospital, the organization has grown to 611 licensed beds in seven locations. St. Joseph Health System
St. Joseph Health System is an integrated local healthcare system, with facilities in ten counties making up the Brazos Valley. The majority of health services are delivered at our main campus, St. Joseph Regional Health Center, in Bryan, Texas. St. Joseph Regional Health Center is the Brazos Valley’sonly Level II Trauma Center. This designation recognizes that St. Joseph is a regional leader in critical care, with renowned specialists on-call 24 hours a day and state-of-the-art equipment for complete management of the most difficult emergencies St. Joseph Health System
St. Joseph Manor provides skilled nursing and long term care to dementia, assisted living and traditional nursing home residents. Burleson St. Joseph Manor in Caldwell provides traditional nursing home care.
Outpatient care only is provided at our rural health clinics located throughout the Brazos Valley and in 12 St. Joseph Physician Associates physician offices, and four St. Joseph Express care centers in Bryan, College Station, Brenham and Hearne.
SJH provides a full range of care facilities including 16 acute care hospitals, home health agencies, hospice care, outpatient services, skilled nursing facilities, community clinics and physician groups. All of our hospital and home health entities are accredited by the Joint Commission. In our award-winning facilities, SJH maintains a “continuum of care,” matched to the diverse needs of the urban centers, smaller cities and rural communities who depend on us every day.
Established in 1982, the roots of St. Joseph Health date back more than 100 years to 1912 when a handful of Midwestern religious women, who became the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, traveled across the country to open a school and eventually a small hospital in the lumber town of Eureka, California. Today, SJH continues its work in the tradition of the Sisters through our acute care hospitals, home health care, rehabilitation programs, primary care clinics and many community outreach and wellness programs. In each community it touches, SJH reaches out to care for the poor and vulnerable.
SJH serves 10 distinct communities within these three general regions and strives to provide perfect care while building the healthiest communities and ensuring every encounter is sacred. These extraordinary efforts have been recognized locally and nationally, including distinctions in US News & World Report and Magnet recognition.