St. Joseph's Hospital (Tampa, Florida)

St. Joseph's Hospital
BayCare Health System
Entrance to the Emergency Center at St. Joseph's Hospital
Geography
Location	3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, Florida, United States
Coordinates	27°58′55.24″N 82°29′29.80″W
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	Community
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Affiliated university	None
Services
Emergency department	Level II trauma center
Beds	615
Helipads
Helipad	FAA LID: FL38
Number Length Surface ft m H1 80 24 Concrete H2 40 12 Concrete
History
Construction started	1963
Opened	1934
Links
Website	stjosephstampa.org
Lists	Hospitals in Florida

St. Joseph's Hospital is a private, not-for-profit 615-bed[1][2] community hospital in Tampa, Florida.[3] It was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in 1934,[1][4] and was part of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany Health System alongside St. Anthony's Hospital in neighboring St. Petersburg. Both became part of the BayCare Health System in July 1997.[5]

The St. Joseph's Emergency Center claims to be the busiest in Tampa Bay, with 74,790 ER visits in 2023,[1] and is a Level II trauma center.[6]

History

Tampa Heights Hospital, March 1933, prior to acquisition by the Sisters

St. Joseph's Hospital, under construction, undated

The hospital was originally opened in July 1932[7] by Dr. W. H. Dyer as Tampa Heights Hospital[8] who operated the 1st and 2nd floors as a clinic.

It was acquired by the Franciscan Sisters in the Fall of 1933.[9] A $150,000 renovation followed, with a modern fourth floor suite of operating rooms, x-ray rooms, a pharmacy, morgue, and doctors’ quarters added, with the finished facility said to be capable of accommodating 100 patients.[10] The refurbished hospital, located at the corner of Morgan Street and 7th Avenue,[10] was relaunched as St. Joseph's Hospital on October 1, 1934.[11]

The current location opened on March 19, 1967,[11] on what was then known as Buffalo Avenue.

References

1. "Hospitals". BayCare. BayCare Health System. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
2. O'Donnell, Christopher (October 31, 2022). "BayCare names new president for St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
3. BayCare Health System. "2023 Report to the Community" (PDF). BayCare. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
4. "History". St. Joseph's Hospitals Foundation. August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
5. Hundley, Kris; Nohlgren, Stephen (August 8, 1999). "BayCare hospital deal under scrutiny". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
6. "Emergency Care in Tampa, Florida". BayCare. BayCare Health System. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
7. "... W. H. Dyer of Tampa opened a new hospital located at Seventh Avenue and Morgan Street the early part of July ". The Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 19: 104. 1932. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
8. "Tampa Heights Hospital, in charge of Dr. W.H. Dyer, has been opened for the reception of patients". The Bulletin of the American Hospital Association. 6 (8): 50. August 1932. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
9. "St. Joseph's Hospital Celebrates Eight Decades of Service". BayCare. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
10. "New Catholic Hospital to Begin Operation Next Month," Tampa Times, Aug. 3, 1934, p. 5.
11. Ingram, James M. (1990). "The Saga of the 'Sisters Nine': Birth of St. Joseph's Hospital". Sunland Tribune. 16 (1). 11. ISSN 2575-2480. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• St. Joseph's Hospitals Foundation
• Care Flight Heliport