St. Mary's Medical Center
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St. Mary's Medical Center is the largest medical facility in the tri-state region of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. The medical center is Cabell County's largest private employer (2000+ employees) and, at 393 beds, is one of the largest single healthcare facilities in West Virginia. As a teaching facility associated with the Joan C. Edwards Marshall University School of Medicine, St. Mary's trains medical residents in several specialties. The hospital campus is home to the St. Mary's School of Nursing, the St. Mary's School of Radiologic Technology and the St. Mary’s School of Respiratory Care. All three programs are associated with Marshall University.
St. Mary's is home to centers of excellence in cardiac care, cancer treatment, emergency/trauma services and neuroscience.
Mission
On November 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened St. Mary's Hospital on a foundation of faith. The sisters built St. Mary's on a set of core values, which can still be seen in the Medical Center's lobby today. From the moment when St. Mary's first opened its doors, the sisters set out to fulfill their mission:
"We are inspired by the love of Christ to provide quality health care in ways which respect the God-given dignity of each person and the sacredness of human life."
And, so began the tradition that is St. Mary's Medical Center. It has been nearly eight decades since the doors were first opened, and during that time, thousands of lay people have joined the Sisters in fulfilling the Medical Center's mission. Along the way, St. Mary's has built on a tradition of faith, a tradition of hope, a tradition of healing and a tradition of service. Most of all, St. Mary's has built on a tradition of care.
