Trinity Mother Frances Health System
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Trinity Mother Frances Health System is a non-profit regional health care
provider headquartered in Tyler, Texas
that operates two hospitals and twenty regional health clinics in north-central and northeast Texas.
saw the need for an area hospital in Tyler, Texas
. The hospital was built cooperatively between the Sisters, the City of Tyler, and some local medical professionals. The hospital was named in honor of Frances Siedliska
, the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Mother Frances Hospital opened its doors on March 18, 1937, one day before its scheduled opening and elaborate dedication on March 19th, due to an explosion
in nearby New London
.
Several years later, in 1948, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth completed the purchase of the hospital from the City of Tyler and in October 1965, Mother Frances Week is celebrated in Tyler, dedicating a new 140000 square feet (13,006.4 m²) wing. This $4.5 million wing added 110 new patient beds and a new cafeteria to the hospital.
In 1948, the clinic was renamed to the Medical and Surgical Clinic and later, with the addition of two other Tyler-area medical practices, became Trinity Clinic.
. The facility has a Level II Trauma Center
and accredited Chest Pain Center. In addition the system operates another hospital in nearby Jacksonville
.
(*)Both a Trinity Clinic and a DirectCARE facility are located in this area.
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
provider headquartered in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
that operates two hospitals and twenty regional health clinics in north-central and northeast Texas.
Mother Frances Hospital
In the early 1930s, the Sisters of the Holy Family of NazarethSisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious order which was founded in Rome in 1875 by Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd . The Sisters of the Holy Family are an apostolic, international congregation, located on four continents and in thirteen countries. There are...
saw the need for an area hospital in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
. The hospital was built cooperatively between the Sisters, the City of Tyler, and some local medical professionals. The hospital was named in honor of Frances Siedliska
Franciszka Siedliska
Blessed Franciszka Siedliska , also known as Mother Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was the founder of a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.-Life:...
, the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Mother Frances Hospital opened its doors on March 18, 1937, one day before its scheduled opening and elaborate dedication on March 19th, due to an explosion
New London School explosion
The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the London School of New London, Texas, a community in Rusk County previously known as "London". The disaster killed more than 295 students and teachers, making it the worst...
in nearby New London
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.On March 18, 1937, the London School Explosion killed in excess of three hundred people...
.
Several years later, in 1948, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth completed the purchase of the hospital from the City of Tyler and in October 1965, Mother Frances Week is celebrated in Tyler, dedicating a new 140000 square feet (13,006.4 m²) wing. This $4.5 million wing added 110 new patient beds and a new cafeteria to the hospital.
Trinity Clinic
Drs. William Howard Bryant and Sidney W. Bradford founded the Bryant Clinic in 1934. The clinic was, along with the new Mother Frances Hospital, among the first responders to the New London School Explosion.In 1948, the clinic was renamed to the Medical and Surgical Clinic and later, with the addition of two other Tyler-area medical practices, became Trinity Clinic.
Merger
In 1995, Mother Frances Hospital and Trinity Clinic merged, creating Trinity Mother Frances Health System, one of the country's first integrated health care systems.Hospitals
The system's flagship hospital, Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, is a 390 bed acute care facility located in Tyler, TexasTyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
. The facility has a Level II Trauma Center
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
and accredited Chest Pain Center. In addition the system operates another hospital in nearby Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
.
Clinics
The system also operates 16 standalone clinics (under the name Trinity Clinic) and four urgent care clinics (under the name DirectCARE) in the following cities or communities:- AthensAthens, TexasAthens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,710. It is the county seat of Henderson County. According to the Texas Legislature, Athens is the "Original Home of the Hamburger"...
- CantonCanton, TexasCanton is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 5,142. It is the county seat of Van Zandt County.- History :...
(*) - ChandlerChandler, TexasChandler is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,099 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chandler is located at ....
- EmoryEmory, TexasEmory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rains County. Previously known as Springville, the city is named after Emory Rains who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas...
- HendersonHenderson, TexasHenderson is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,273 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rusk County...
- Holly Lake
- JacksonvilleJacksonville, TexasJacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
- KilgoreKilgore, TexasKilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College, and was also the childhood home of famous classical pianist Van Cliburn...
- Lake Palestine (*)
- LindaleLindale, TexasLindale is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The town had an estimated population of 5,024 in 2006. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
(*) - MineolaMineola, TexasMineola is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. It lies at the junction of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County...
- QuitmanQuitman, TexasQuitman is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wood County. It is most notable for being the birthplace of American Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek. The city's slogan is "Come grow with us." It was...
- Sulphur SpringsSulphur Springs, TexasSulphur Springs is a city in Hopkins County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,551. It is the county seat of Hopkins County.-Geography:Sulphur Springs is located at ....
- TylerTyler, TexasTyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
(*) - WhitehouseWhitehouse, TexasWhitehouse is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The city had an estimated population of 7,327 in 2006. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- WinnsboroWinnsboro, TexasWinnsboro is a city in Franklin and Wood Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, located 40 miles north of Tyler. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census...
(*)Both a Trinity Clinic and a DirectCARE facility are located in this area.