SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital – Madison

SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital – Madison, formerly St. Mary's Hospital, is a 440-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Madison, Wisconsin that serves 18 surrounding south-central Wisconsin counties. It is a part of the SSM Health system based in St. Louis. Sister hospitals in Wisconsin include St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo and St. Mary's Janesville Hospital. In June 2020, St. Mary's Hospital had 440 hospital beds.[1][2]

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison
SSM Health
A view of St. Mary's Hospital from the middle of frozen Lake Wingra as the sun sets
Map
Geography
Location700 South Park St., Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°03′33″N 89°24′09″W / 43.05921°N 89.40248°W / 43.05921; -89.40248
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II Trauma Center
Beds440
HelipadFAA LID: WS52
Public transit accessBus interchange Metro Transit
History
OpenedSeptember 22, 1912
Links
Websitewww.stmarysmadison.com
ListsHospitals in Wisconsin

History

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In 1912, at the request of several Madison physicians and local clergy, eight Sisters of Mary arrived from St. Louis, Missouri where the congregation had founded St. Mary's Infirmary. They proceeded to establish a "Sisters' Hospital" for the city of Madison. St. Mary's Hospital opened its doors and its 70 beds on September 22, 1912.[3]

Services

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St. Mary's Hospital – Madison is a general medical and surgical facility. St. Mary's Hospital offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient health and wellness services specializing in cardiac, family birth, pediatrics, neuroscience, geriatrics, orthopedics, and emergency services.[4]

In 2016 St. Mary's adult Behavioral Health Unit, with room for twenty patients, was the largest adult inpatient behavioral health unit, in Dane County. "Some of our most vulnerable people are having to leave the county because the bed availability is not there for them," said Journey Mental Health Center CEO Ronald Lampert. That year the hospital announced a substantial expansion and renovation of its adult Behavioral Health Unit facilities.[5]

In 2019 St. Mary's – Madison was rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions by U.S. News & World Report.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hospitals in Wisconsin". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hospital Directory" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Health Services. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison", SSM Health Careers
  4. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison", Destination Madison, Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
  5. ^ Jones, Velena. "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital announces multimillion dollar mental health expansion", Channel 3000, November 14, 2016
  6. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Madison", U.S. News & World Report