St Marys Hospital Med Center

Name :

St Marys Hospital Med Center

Address  :

700 South Mills Street

Town  :

Madison

State  :

Wisconsin

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

53715 0450

Phone  :

608 251 6100

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 75


Description

Our Vision amp Values
Our Vision
Through our participation in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ communities especially those who are economically physically and socially marginalized will experience improved health in mind body spirit and environment within the financial limits of the system

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


History

Our History
It was during a smallpox epidemic in 1872 that Mother Mary Odilia Berger and four companion sisters arrived in St Louis Their mission was clear to serve God by tending to the poor and sick The day after they arrived from their native Germany the sisters began nursing to St Louiss smallpox victims

Forty years later eight more sisters followed Mother Odilias mission when they arrived in Wisconsin at the request of several Madison physicians and local clergy to establish a quotSisters Hospitalquot for the city of Madison Through the vision and hard work of the sisters four physicians and four nurses St Marys Hospital opened its doors and its 75 beds on September 11 1912

To this day St Marys Hospital remains faithful to the original mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Maryto provide compassionate and expert health care to every patient who enters its doors
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