DePaul Health Center, St. Louis

Name :

DePaul Health Center, St. Louis

Address  :

12303 DePaul Drive

Town  :

St Louis

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

63044 2588

Phone  :

314 344 6000

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
SSM DePaul Health Center is a 478bed fullservice Catholic hospital and a member of SSM Health CareSt Louis sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Opened in 1828 SSM DePaul was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St Louis

Today SSM DePaul offers the only Level II Trauma Center in North St Louis County and serves patients from across the St Louis metropolitan area with concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton Florissant Hazelwood St Ann Olivette St John Maryland Heights and Overland in Missouri SSM DePaul offers a wide range of comprehensive medical care We have all private rooms in a convenient central location at the busy intersection of I270 and I70 We offer the most advanced technology and procedures available including minimally invasive heart spine knee hip and weight loss surgery

Our Mission
Through our exceptional health care services we reveal the healing presence of God

Our Values
In accordance with the philosophy of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary we value the sacredness and dignity of each person Therefore we find these five values consistent with both our heritage and ministerial priorities

Compassion
We reach out with openness kindness and concern

Respect
We honor the wonder of the human spirit

Excellence
We expect the best of ourselves and one another

Stewardship
We use our resources responsibly

Community
We cultivate relationships that inspire us to serve
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