ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA

PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM ON JULY 1, 2016, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES (PHS) AND ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS) ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT. BY COMING TOGETHER, PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SEEKS TO BETTER SERVE ITS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREATER PATIENT AFFORDABILITY, OUTSTANDING CLINICAL CARE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. TOGETHER, OUR CAREGIVERS SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 829 CLINICS ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE FOUNDERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WERE COURAGEOUS WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE BROUGHT HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN WEST WHEN IT WAS STILL A RUGGED, UNTAMED FRONTIER. NOW, AS WE FACE A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE A CHANGING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT WE DRAW UPON THEIR PIONEERING AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT CENTURY OF HEALTH CARE. PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES IN 1856, MOTHER JOSEPH AND FOUR SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE ESTABLISHED HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. OVER THE YEARS, OTHER CATHOLIC SISTERS TRANSFERRED SPONSORSHIP OF THEIR MINISTRIES TO PROVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY, DOMINICANS AND CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH. RECENTLY, SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS HAVE JOINED PROVIDENCE AS SECULAR PARTNERS WITH A COMMON COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. TODAY, PROVIDENCE SERVES ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM IN 1912, A SMALL GROUP OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH LANDED ON THE RUGGED SHORES OF EUREKA, CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. THEY LATER ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, AND EXPANDED TO SERVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM ESTABLISHED MANY KEY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING A MERGER BETWEEN LUBBOCK METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND ST. MARY HOSPITAL TO FORM COVENANT HEALTH IN LUBBOCK TEXAS. RECENTLY, AN AFFILIATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH HOAG HEALTH TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Realizing our Mission: ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA HAS BEEN MEETING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 97 YEARS. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTH COAST OF CA, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES QUALITY CARE IN THE AREAS OF CARDIAC CARE, CRITICAL CARE, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, EMERGENCY MEDICINE INCLUDING A LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATED HOSPITAL, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE AREA, CANCER PROGRAM AND OBSTETRICS INCLUDING A LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE CENTERS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WITH OVER 1150 EMPLOYEES COMMITTED TO REALIZING THE MISSION, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE REGION. 2018 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2018) ON MARCH 31, 2018, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA, ALONG WITH SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, COLLECTIVELY THE "HOSPITALS", TRANSFERRED ALL OF THEIR NET ASSETS TO ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC, A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC WAS CREATED TO CONSOLIDATE AND SIMPLIFY THE CURRENT STRUCTURE BY MOVING THE OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITALS INTO A SINGLE LEGAL ENTITY. THE OPERATION OF THE HOSPITALS WILL REMAIN THE SAME. CARE FOR THE POOR COMMUNITY GRANTS THE CARE FOR THE POOR (CFP) COMMUNITY GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ALL NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OR QUALIFIED FISCAL SPONSOR WITHIN THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA. THE PRIORITY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE GRANTS ALIGN WITH THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL 2017 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE, AND FOOD SECURITY. IN JANUARY OF 2018, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL AWARDED $250,000 TO 20 ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE ECONOMICALLY POOR (AT OR BELOW 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL) AND VULNERABLE IN THE IDENTIFIED AREAS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON POPULATIONS WITH NOTED HEALTH DISPARITIES; AND AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO FUND UPSTREAM PREVENTION AS WELL AS DOWNSTREAM INTERVENTION PROJECTS. GRANTEES INCLUDED THE EUREKA RESCUE MISSION, THE BETTY KWAN CHINN HOMELESS FOUNDATION, AND HUMBOLDT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOUP KITCHEN, AND THE WILLOW CREEK YOUTH PARTNERSHIP DBA DREAM QUEST GARDEN TO TEEN PROGRAM AS WELL AS NORTH COAST SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE NORTH COAST. PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION HAS IDENTIFIED PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AS BEING A TOP PRIORITY, A NEED THAT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE CHNA. FULL TIME STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT NOT ONLY FOR ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, BUT ALSO FOR ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP AND PRIVATE PRACTICES WHEN NEEDED. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREA AND A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA AND IS IN NEED OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS TO REPLACE AN AGING WORKFORCE OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN MENTAL HEALTH. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE A LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM THAT IS UTILIZED TO HELP RETAIN PHYSICIANS. CARE NETWORK PROGRAM THE CARE NETWORK PROGRAM AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, HOUSED WITHIN THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEPARTMENT, FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGH-RISK PATIENTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM AN IN-PATIENT SETTING AND PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HIGH UTILIZERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO LINK THEM TO PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND/OR SOCIAL OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER AND HEALTH COACH PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT TO HOMELESS PATIENTS RECOVERING IN ONE OF OUR 17 RESPITE BEDS AT HEALING RING, SERENITY INN OR BETTYS HOUSE. A SECOND NURSE WORKS WITH FREQUENT UTILIZERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO CONNECT THEM WITH PRIMARY CARE AND THE SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED WHILE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OVERUSE. CARE NETWORK SERVED 497 INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING 1,800 ENCOUNTERS DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.PSJHEALTH.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJOEHUMBOLDT.ORG.