| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital | |
| Providence Health Care|Providence | |
|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Medical Center | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Inland Northwest region (multi-state), Washington, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public, Medicaid, Medicare |
| Hospital type | Nonprofit, Catholic hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 628 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.shmc.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Washington |
With 628 beds, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Inland Empire, employing more than 4,000 health care professionals and support staff. Its medical staff consists of over 800 specialists and primary care doctors.
It was founded on December 8, 1856 by the Sisters of Providence, Catholic nuns, hailing from Montreal, Quebec. As such, it is the first (and largest) Providence hospital.[1] It was also the region's first hospital, a 31 bed, wood-framed structure built along the Spokane River where the Spokane Convention Center now stands.
Sacred Heart quickly outgrew its first location and in 1910, it was moved (as well as expanded) to its current location on Spokane's South Hill.
The present Sacred Heart Medical Center's nine-story patient tower was built in 1971. By 1984 the new East addition housed psychiatric, outpatient, radiology and pediatric surgery services. More recent campus developments include the Spokane Heart Institute (1991), Sacred Heart Doctor's Building (1993), and Emilie Court, an assisted living facility (2000).
Responding to requests from the medical community, and supported by the community leaders and families, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, the region's first full-service Children's Hospital opened in 2003. The fall of 2004 saw the opening of the Women's Health Center and Surgery Center, West Tower addition. On November 28, 2006, Sacred Heart completed its 200th heart transplant.
Services Include: Main Medical Center/ER, Children's Hospital, Women's Health Center, Specialized centers for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Stroke Center, Neuroscience and Cancer.