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St. Joseph Regional Medical Center company history timeline

1918

The hospital was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in March 1918.

1931

1931—Archbishop Thomas Hickey dedicates the new medical wing, making St Joseph’s a 245-bed facility.

1946

October 20, 1946 Felician Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels Province, Enfield, Connecticut, received a request from Miss Carol Strauss to purchase the Paine Private Hospital located on Center Street in Bangor, Maine.

1946—Chemung River floods, causing $350,000 in damage.

1947

April 29, 1947 The Felician Sisters agreed to purchase the hospital and the name of the facility was changed to St Joseph Hospital.

In November 1947, a fundraising campaign began to raise money to build the new hospital.

1953

The modern, spacious facility opened in July of 1953.

1954

1954—Women’s Auxiliary organized to sponsor projects and services for the benefit of the hospital and patients.

1956

1956—Judge Daniel Donahoe spearheads a fund drive to raise $1 million for expansion and renovations.

1956 The Ford Foundation awarded a $130,000 grant to the hospital.

1958

1958—New intensive care facilities open, an extended care unit added 1 year later.

1960

The project was approved and blessed by Bishop Daniel Feeney on March 1, 1960.

The official news was announced to the media on May 10, 1960.

1960 The Fleming property on Center Street was purchased for $20,000.

1964

October 11, 1964 The city of Bangor celebrated the formal dedication of the new St Joseph Hospital.

1965

1965—Doctor Alan Mahood performs Elmira’s first corneal transplant and the first open-heart surgery takes place in Elmira at St Joseph’s

1969

1969—Construction for the Medical Arts Building begins.

1970

1970—Operation People Committee (OPPY) founded to promote communication between the hospital, media and community.

1972

1972—Operation Outreach, lead by Clarence Brobst raises $2.5 million to establish the Twin Tiers Rehabilitation Center and the John E. Sullivan Pavilion

1978

1978 Together with officials in East Corinth, St Joseph Hospital opened a clinic to help meet the medical needs in the small town.

1978 St Joseph Hospital introduced mammography services in its Radiology Department.

1979

1979 Old Town Health Center was established to serve the people of Old Town and the surrounding areas.

1980

December 1980 The hospital launched a campaign for a new Critical Care Unit with a target of $350,000.

1981

March 14, 1981 Property on the corner of French and Congress Streets was purchased for the new Sisters’ residence.

1982

October 10, 1982 St Joseph Hospital administration worked with the Old Town Redevelopment Group to construct a health center for $93,000.

1983

October 1983 A four-unit medical building was established at the site of the former School of Nursing on Center Street.

1984

March 16, 1984 Mammography at St Joseph Hospital expanded and a section of the Radiology Department was designated as the William H. Rosen Breast Diagnostic Center.

October 14, 1984 The newly renovated Ambulatory Surgery Unit was opened.

1984—The St Joseph’s Hospital Foundation is incorporated and becomes the main fundraising organization.

1985

April 25, 1985 The Mother Angela Office Building was dedicated.

1986

1986 St Joseph Healthcare purchased Alternative Care Nursing Services, which has evolved into the present-day St Joseph HomeCare, a full service home health agency.

1990

March 12, 1990 A new Orthopedic Unit was opened and dedicated.

1993

March 18, 1993 St Joseph Healthcare announced the beginning of a multi-million dollar construction project to renovate and expand the hospital.

1996

November 21, 1996 Phase One of St Joseph Hospital’s construction/renovation project reached completion.

1997

May 16, 1997 St Joseph Hospital opened its new Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Center.

1998

Fall 1998 Most of St Joseph Healthcare’s affiliated, off-campus offices were consolidated at the new 900 Broadway location in the St Joseph Healthcare Park.

1999

1999—The “Hand in Hand” capital campaign targets $3 million for technological upgrades, rehabilitation center renovations, expansion of the Skilled Nursing Facility and relocation of the chapel.

2000

2000—STARS expanded to help teenagers and parents with Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Treatment

2001

November 2001 Construction began on a three-story addition to house a fixed-base MRI.

2004

2004—Kidney Center opens for patients in need of dialysis.

2006

June 2006 St Joseph Hospital opened a renovated Endoscopy suite, with additional capacity to handle increased demand for this important screening and treatment procedure for colorectal cancer and other diseases.

2011

St Elizabeth Hospital opened in February 2011 in Enumclaw, replacing Enumclaw Regional Hospital as the community's acute-care facility.

2011—St Joseph’s Hospital becomes part of Arnot Health.

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