Saint Joseph Hopital at Creighton University Medical Center
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Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC) is a hospital
Hospital
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 located in north Omaha
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, Nebraska
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, USA
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. It is currently operated by Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, an investor-owned health-care delivery systems company based in Dallas, Texas. THC owns and operates 49 acute-care hospitals in 11 states and 90 outpatient centers in 12 states, with a majority of these hospitals in California, Florida and Texas...

 but owned by Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...

.

History

The hospital was founded on September 25, 1870 by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
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. In 1880, the Sisters of St. Francis
Sisters of St. Francis
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took over management of the hospital. The hospital has gone through several name changes beginning as Creighton Memorial, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center, and now Creighton University Medical Center.

The hospital is the teaching hospital for the College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Dentistry and the College of Health Careers.
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