| Jewish St Joseph Hospital | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1 Saint Joseph Drive , Lexington, 40504, Kentucky, USA |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | University of Louisville |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level 2 Trauma Chest Pain Center |
| Beds | 468 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Lists | |
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468 bed medical center located 2 miles southwest of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hosptial. It is the largest of the eight medical facilities in the Jewish University Health System, which is part of Catholic Health Initiatives.
Saint Joseph Hospital was founded on October 2, 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a Bardstown, Kentucky based group who managed schools and orphanages around the state, as well as the St Joseph Infirmary hospital in Louisville. The Lexington branch of the St Joseph Infirmary was started in October 1877 by Sister Euphrasia Stafford.In 2011 the health system was aqquired by Jewish University Health System.