Saint Joseph Medical Center

Details

Name :

Saint Joseph Medical Center

Address  :

1717 South J Street

Town  :

Tacoma

State  :

Washington

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

98405

Phone  :

253 426 4101

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
St Joseph is a 320bed regional medical center that is home to the South Sounds largest heart and vascular center a Level II Trauma Center and other advanced programs including robotic surgery Gamma Knife Joint Camp for joint replacement and one of the largest hospitalbased nephrology kidney care programs on the West Coast St Josephs unique patient tower overlooks downtown Tacoma and offers extensive and comprehensive services to patients in our South Sound region and from as far away as Alaska and Montana
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