Saint Joseph Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)
Encyclopedia
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468 bed medical center located 2 miles southwest of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky
, United States
. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hosptial. It is the largest of the eight medical facilities in the Jewish University Health System, which is part of Catholic Health Initiatives.
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Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, United States
United States
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. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hosptial. It is the largest of the eight medical facilities in the Jewish University Health System, which is part of Catholic Health Initiatives.
History
Saint Joseph Hospital was founded on October 2, 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a Bardstown, Kentucky based group who managed schools and orphanages around the state, as well as the St Joseph Infirmary hospital in Louisville. The Lexington branch of the St Joseph Infirmary was started in October 1877 by Sister Euphrasia Stafford.In 2011 the health system was aqquired by Jewish University Health System.Kentucky°N date=December 2010°W