O'Connor Hospital
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O'Connor Hospital is a hospital
operated by the Roman Catholic Church
in San Jose, California
. It was founded in 1889, and was the first hospital in Santa Clara County, California
. O'Connor Hospital was built by Judge Myles P. O'Connor and his wife, Amanda. The original hospital was built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of property on the corner of Race Street and West San Carlos Street.
The O'Connors were very well known as being benefactors of many charitable organizations. The O'Connors' first thoughts were to build an elderly home, however the demands of the community at that time was for a hospital. Patrick Riordan
, Archbishop of San Francisco, suggested that a hospital should be built. The O'Connors then asked the Daughters of Charity to operate the hospital. Four Daughters of Charity moved into the facility on May 1, 1889.
In 1953, O'Connor Hospital moved to its present site on Forest Avenue.
Hospital
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operated by the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. It was founded in 1889, and was the first hospital in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
. O'Connor Hospital was built by Judge Myles P. O'Connor and his wife, Amanda. The original hospital was built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of property on the corner of Race Street and West San Carlos Street.
The O'Connors were very well known as being benefactors of many charitable organizations. The O'Connors' first thoughts were to build an elderly home, however the demands of the community at that time was for a hospital. Patrick Riordan
Patrick William Riordan
Patrick William Riordan was a Canadian-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of San Francisco from 1884 until his death in 1914.-Early life and education:...
, Archbishop of San Francisco, suggested that a hospital should be built. The O'Connors then asked the Daughters of Charity to operate the hospital. Four Daughters of Charity moved into the facility on May 1, 1889.
In 1953, O'Connor Hospital moved to its present site on Forest Avenue.
Management
- Robert Issai - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Father Gerald Coleman - Vice President, Corporate Ethics
- Sister Marjory Ann Baez, D.C. - Vice President, Mission Integration
- Stephanie Battles - Vice President of Human Resources
- Candace Burden-Caballero - Vice President, Revenue Cycle
- Hon. Conway Collis - Vice President of Advocacy and Chief Government Affairs Officer
- Robert K. Cook - Vice President, Risk Management
- Richard Hutsell - Vice President & Chief Information Officer
- Annie Melikian - Vice President, Operational Finance
- Elizabeth Nikels - Vice President, Communications
- Gaynor Rabin - Vice President of Managed Care Contracting and Payor Relations
- Mike Stuart - Chief Financial Officer
- Robert Walter - Vice President, Facilities Planning and Development