Healtheast St Josephs Hospital

FAIRVIEW IS DRIVEN TO HEAL, DISCOVER, AND EDUCATE FOR LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET IN 1853 AND HOLDS THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT GREATER MINNESOTA. IT HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BEING MINNESOTA'S FIRST HOSPITAL. FOR YEARS, ST. JOSEPH'S OPERATED AS THE SMALLEST OF FOUR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS LOCATED WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS FROM EACH OTHER DOWNTOWN. MORE THAN HALF OF ALL ST. JOSEPH'S PATIENTS CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND 72 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS WERE CONSIDERED POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE WITH PROPER PRIMARY CARE - WHICH WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE STATE. ACUTE SERVICES AND TRADITIONAL EMERGENCY ROOM CARE CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND MAY ONLY ADDRESS SHORT-TERM HEALTHCARE NEEDS WITHOUT PROVIDING A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR PATIENTS. BASED ON MORE THAN 300 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS OVER TWO YEARS, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE CURRENT CARE MODEL AT ST. JOSEPH'S WAS NOT MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NOR WAS THAT MODEL FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT AND VISION TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND EQUITABLE CARE - THE HOSPITAL WILL BE REIMAGINED AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS HUB WITH SEVERAL NEW AND EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS, BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2022 AND CONTINUING INTO 2023. THESE PLANS REPRESENT FAIRVIEW'S INTENTIONAL, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL IN ITS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED. SERVICES IN THE WELLNESS HUB WILL INCLUDE NO-TO-LOW COST PRIMARY CARE, OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND EDUCATION (PROVIDED BY MINNESOTA COMMUNITY CARE, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER), EXPANDED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDITION SERVICES, AN ENHANCED ADULT DAY PROGRAM, A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND AND LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE SERVICES. A NEWLY ESTABLISHED FAIRVIEW CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY WILL SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION AND ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE HUB WILL ALSO HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY EDUCATION SPACE FEATURING CONFERENCE AND MEETING FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONVENINGS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND WELLNESS SERVICES, SUCH AS MOBILE VACCINATION AND FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. ST. JOSEPH'S WILL CONTINUE PROVIDING INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THROUGH JUNE 2022. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ST. JOSEPH'S DISCONTINUED SERVICES IN DECEMBER 2020. ST. JOSEPH'S IS PART OF FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES. FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES IS AN INDUSTRY-LEADING, AWARD-WINNING, NONPROFIT, INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. FOUNDED IN 1906, FAIRVIEW SERVES THE TWELVE-COUNTY MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL METRO AREA, AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT GREATER MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AND IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEMS IN MINNESOTA. FAIRVIEW, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE IN LATE 2018 (THE "M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT"). WHILE THE PARTIES MAINTAIN THEIR SEPARATE GOVERNANCE, THE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT FURTHER INTEGRATED OPERATIONS ACROSS THE CLINICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ENHANCES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BY CREATING A JOINT CLINICAL ENTERPRISE AMONG THE PARTIES. THE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT BRINGS TOGETHER NOT ONLY UMMC AND ITS RELATED SERVICE LINES, BUT ALSO FAIRVIEW'S OTHER HOSPITALS, PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, AND OTHER SERVICES. ALL ARE PART OF A SHARED CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS LED BY A SINGLE STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES ACADEMIC PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP. THE GOAL OF THE JOINT CLINICAL ENTERPRISE IS TO CREATE A NATIONALLY-RENOWNED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS CARE SYSTEM WAS UNITED UNDER A SINGLE BRAND, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW, WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF THE FAIRVIEW HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN MARCH 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK A PANDEMIC. THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. FAIRVIEW CONTINUES TO FOLLOW GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND IS COORDINATING ITS ACTIVITIES WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE STATE AND REGION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, FAIRVIEW'S FOCUS IS ON CARING FOR ITS PATIENTS DURING THIS ONGOING PANDEMIC. FAIRVIEW CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AGES 5 AND OLDER. FAIRVIEW IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND DISTRIBUTING VACCINES. FAIRVIEW HAS ADMINISTERED THE MOST VACCINES IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, FAIRVIEW HAS ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 540,000 DOSES TO PATIENTS IN THE SYSTEM. A REMARKABLE PROGRAM CALLED THE MINNESOTA IMMUNIZATION NETWORK INITIATIVE (MINI), A COLLABORATION LED BY FAIRVIEW AND SUPPORTED BY OVER 120 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WORKS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS FOR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. MINI PROVIDES FLU IMMUNIZATIONS FREE OF CHARGE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS SIX MONTHS AND OLDER. SINCE INCEPTION, MORE THAN 100,000 IMMUNIZATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO PREVENT INFLUENZA. MINI CLINICS ARE HOSTED AT NON-TRADITIONAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS CHURCHES, MOSQUES, TEMPLES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES, FOOD PANTRIES, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS. THE CLINICS ARE HOSTED BY A LOCAL PARTNER WHO PROVIDES THE SPACE, PROMOTION, AND SERVES AS A TRUSTED MESSENGER FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAIRVIEW PROVIDES THE VACCINE AND CLINICAL TEAM, INCLUDING INTERPRETERS, SUPPORT STAFF AND INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS, SIX MONTHS AND OLDER. MINI CLINICS HAVE EXPANDED THEIR REACH TO INCLUDE OTHER VACCINATIONS SUCH AS HEPATITIS A, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH EDUCATION, FREE DENTAL VARNISH TREATMENTS AND ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION. THESE SERVICES ARE OFTEN PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MINI FLU SHOTS CLINICS OR ON THEIR OWN. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MINI PROGRAM LEVERAGED OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MOBILE CLINICAL SERVICES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS TO RESPOND TO THE URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. MINI LAUNCHED A LARGE SCALE, LOW BARRIER TESTING INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAINT PAUL RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS COLLABORATION ENABLED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECEIVE A FREE COVID-19 TEST IN CONVENIENT, TRUSTED COMMUNITY SPACES. IN TOTAL, MINI SUPPORTED 47 TESTING EVENTS AND ADMINISTERED ALMOST 20,000 TESTS. TO DATE, MINI HAS PROVIDED 800 COMMUNITY BASED COVID VACCINATION CLINICS AND GIVEN OVER 49,800 VACCINATIONS. MINI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ADMINISTERED OVER 4,000 FREE FLU SHOTS IN 2021. THE FAIRVIEW SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 11 HOSPITALS, IT CONTROLS AND OPERATES UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER, THE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TEACHING HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, HAS 10 COMMUNITY BASED GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND 1 LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; OVER 80 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS; OFFERS OVER 100 SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES; URGENT CARE CLINICS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINICS; 36 RETAIL AND SPECIALTY PHARMACIES; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; COUNSELING; HOSPICE SERVICES; 90+ OWNED AND MANAGED SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND LONG-TERM CARE HOUSING FACILITIES (THROUGH EBENEZER SOCIETY, A FAIRVIEW SUBSIDIARY); AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. FAIRVIEW'S 34,000+ EMPLOYEES AND NETWORK OF 5,000+ SYSTEM PROVIDERS EMBRACE INNOVATION AND NEW THINKING TO DRIVE A HEALTHIER FUTURE THROUGH HEALING, DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. THE HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH FAIRVIEW PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PRIMARY, SPECIALTY, TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY CARE; HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES; SENIOR SERVICES; ASSISTED LIVING; LONG-TERM CARE; URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; PHARMACY; CARE OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN; PHYSICAL THERAPY/SPORTS MEDICINE; REHABILITATION SERVICES; AND INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES. FAIRVIEW PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, WOUND CARE, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT, BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT, AND MANY OTHER SPECIALTIES. FAIRVIEW ALSO OFFERS SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND SERVICES FOR VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.