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Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

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Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Trinity Health
Organisation
NetworkSt. Joseph Mercy Health System
History
Opened1911
Links
Websitestjoeshealth.org

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) was one of the largest health care networks based in southeast Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1911 and existed until 2022, when it merged with Mercy Health to form Trinity Health Michigan.

Prior to the merger, St. Joseph Mercy Health System consisted of five prime hospitals, nine urgent care centers, and five health centers spread around metro Detroit, providing health care in six counties that include Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne.[1]

Foundation

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In 1911, four Sisters of Mercy arrived in Ann Arbor from Dubuque, Iowa. They came at the invitation of local medical and religious leaders who dreamed of founding a community hospital to serve area residents. That dream became a reality on November 21, 1911, when the Sisters opened St. Joseph's Sanitarium, a small hospital located in a former student rooming house at the corner of State and Kingsley streets.

The little hospital had a nine-member medical staff and 17 beds on the second and third floors, including eight private rooms. Surgeons operated on the first floor, then carried their patients up the stairs to their rooms above. In its first year, 243 patients were admitted.

By 1914, St. Joe's had moved to a new facility on Ingalls Street. In 1977, the hospital relocated to its present location on East Huron River Drive in Superior Township.

Hospitals

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Hospital City, County Number of Beds
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Washtenaw 537
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, Oakland 443
St. Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, Wayne 304
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Howell, Livingston 136
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea, Washtenaw 113

IHA Health Services

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Merging in 2010,[2] IHA Health Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Joseph Health System. IHA is the largest, fully integrated physician group practice in southeast Michigan, with approximately 70 practice locations and 650 providers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "About Us at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System homepage". Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ "IHA and SJMHS Announce Strategic Merger". 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ "About IHA". Archived from the original on 2 August 2019.