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St. Joseph's Hospital (Tampa, Florida)

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St. Joseph's Hospital
BayCare Health System
Entrance to the Emergency Center at St. Joseph's Hospital
Map
Geography
Location3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, Florida, United States
Coordinates27°58′55.24″N 82°29′29.80″W / 27.9820111°N 82.4916111°W / 27.9820111; -82.4916111
Organization
Care systemPrivate
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Affiliated universityNone
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds615
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: FL38
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 80 24 Concrete
H2 40 12 Concrete
History
Construction started1963
Opened1934
Links
Websitestjosephstampa.org
ListsHospitals in Florida

St. Joseph's Hospital is a private, not-for-profit 615-bed[1][2] community hospital in Tampa, Florida.[3] It was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in 1934,[1][4] and was part of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany Health System alongside St. Anthony's Hospital in neighboring St. Petersburg. Both became part of the BayCare Health System in July 1997.[5]

The St. Joseph's Emergency Center claims to be the busiest in Tampa Bay, with 74,790 ER visits in 2023,[1] and is a Level II trauma center.[6]

History

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This is a black and white photograph of the Tampa Heights Hospital on the southeast corner of 301 East 7th Avenue, intersecting with Morgan Street : Tampa, Fla.
Tampa Heights Hospital, March 1933, prior to acquisition by the Sisters
This is a black and white photograph of St. Joseph's Hospital under construction in Tampa, FL at its current location
St. Joseph's Hospital, under construction, undated

The hospital was originally opened in July 1932[7] by Dr. W. H. Dyer as Tampa Heights Hospital[8] who operated the 1st and 2nd floors as a clinic.

It was acquired by the Franciscan Sisters in the Fall of 1933.[9] A $150,000 renovation followed, with a modern fourth floor suite of operating rooms, x-ray rooms, a pharmacy, morgue, and doctors’ quarters added, with the finished facility said to be capable of accommodating 100 patients.[10] The refurbished hospital, located at the corner of Morgan Street and 7th Avenue,[10] was relaunched as St. Joseph's Hospital on October 1st, 1934.[11]

The current location opened on March 19th, 1967,[11] on what was then known as Buffalo Avenue.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hospitals". BayCare. BayCare Health System. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ O'Donnell, Christopher (31 October 2022). "BayCare names new president for St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ BayCare Health System. "2023 Report to the Community" (PDF). BayCare. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "History". St. Joseph's Hospitals Foundation. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Hundley, Kris; Nohlgren, Stephen (8 August 1999). "BayCare hospital deal under scrutiny". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Emergency Care in Tampa, Florida". BayCare. BayCare Health System. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ "... W. H. Dyer of Tampa opened a new hospital located at Seventh Avenue and Morgan Street the early part of July ". The Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 19: 104. 1932. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Tampa Heights Hospital, in charge of Dr. W.H. Dyer, has been opened for the reception of patients". The Bulletin of the American Hospital Association. 6 (8): 50. August 1932. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ^ "St. Joseph's Hospital Celebrates Eight Decades of Service". BayCare. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "New Catholic Hospital to Begin Operation Next Month," Tampa Times, Aug. 3, 1934, p. 5.
  11. ^ a b Ingram, James M. (1990). "The Saga of the 'Sisters Nine': Birth of St. Joseph's Hospital". Sunland Tribune. 16 (1). 11. ISSN 2575-2480. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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