St Joseph Mercy Oakland

Description

About Us
St Joseph Mercy Oakland SJMO is a 443bed comprehensive community and teaching hospital and a longtime leader in health care in Oakland County The hospital is located on the west side of Woodward just north of Square Lake Road in Pontiac Michigan

Mission Vision amp Values
Mission statement
We serve together in Trinity Health in the spirit of the Gospel to heal body mind and spirit to improve the health of our communities and to steward the resources entrusted to us

Core values
Respect

Social Justice

Compassion

Care of the poor and underserved

Excellence

Vision statement
Our physicians and staff are the preferred providers of health care to our community demonstrating compassion and excellence in caring for our patients in the Mercy tradition

History

The legacy of St Joseph Mercy Oakland dates back to the early 19th century when a dedicated young woman named Catherine McAuley chose to devote her life and personal resources to helping sick poor and uneducated people in Dublin Ireland

Born into a wealthy family and heir to a sizable estate Catherine created the quotHouse of Mercyquot on Baggot Street in Dublin in 1827 Soon afterward she trained a group of women to assist her in aiding the needy Together they provided shelter medical attention and education to the many who sought refuge in the House of Mercy Later Catherine and her companions took their religious vows of poverty chastity and obedience adding an additional vowto care for the poor sick and the uneducated In 1831 they became known as the Sisters of Mercy

Catherines power and conviction never wavered and during the next 10 years her mission spread into new areas She established 12 of the 14 original foundations of Mercy in Ireland and England and appointed a sister to lead in each community Traveling among the various communities she advised her leaders and remained a source of strength wisdom and caring to all who came in touch with her After Catherines death in 1841 her colleagues carried on her mission

In 1843 several Sisters of Mercy came to the United States where they continued the work started by Mother McAuley Today in the United States the Sisters of Mercy sponsor health care facilities colleges and secondary and elementary schools They are also involved in a variety of ministries including shelters for the homeless and parish ministry

The Sisters formed St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac in 1927 Charged with continuing the ministry and tradition of the Sisters our hospital known today as St Joseph Mercy Oakland is committed to the values of mercy respect for human dignity justice service and concern for the poor

To continue this mission in todays health care environment an exciting development has occurred within Mercy Health Services

The Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Detroit and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross have now consolidated their health ministriesMercy Health Services and Holy Cross Health Systemto form a new system Called Trinity Health this new system will be sponsored by Catholic Health Ministries The spirit of this new organization arises from the healing ministry of the Church The creation of Trinity Health affirms the belief that Catholic health care has a vital future in this country