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 On October 2, 1877, a small group of Sisters of
Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia
Stafford, arrived in
Lexington to staff the city's first hospital. In just a few months, the decision
was made to move from the Linden Walk/Maxwell Street location to West Second
Street, where Saint Joseph Hospital remained open until moving again in 1959 to
its current location on Harrodsburg Road. Today, Saint Joseph Hospital is a
member of Catholic
Health Initiatives.
Saint Joseph's Employees, physicians and volunteers are empowered to carry
out the health care ministry started by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Our
hospital's friends and benefactors continue to be remembered daily in prayer and
service by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Saint Joseph Hospital, a 468-bed
tertiary medical center, offers the highest quality patient care to the
community of Central and Eastern Kentucky. Also known as Lexington's "heart hospital", Saint
Joseph has pioneered many firsts in the health care community. Saint Joseph has also
been nationally recognized for treatment in the areas of cardiology, orthopedics and
stroke, by Thomson Reuters and U.S. News and World Report.
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