St. Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City, Missouri)

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St. Joseph Medical Center is a 310-bed hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, US.

History

At the request of local physician Dr. Jefferson Griffith and Father Bernard Donnelly, six sisters from Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, led by Mother Celeste O'Reilly, arrived in Kansas City, Missouri in 1874 to establish a hospital. The sisters purchased the Waterman home, a 10-room residence at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street in Quality Hill and opened Saint Joseph's Hospital on October 15, 1874.[1] In 1917, Saint Joseph's Hospital moved to a new 250-bed facility located at 2510 East Linwood Boulevard. The hospital moved to its present-day location near I-435 and State Line Road in 1977.[2][3][4] Prime Healthcare purchased St. Joseph Medical Center from Ascension in 2015;[5] however, the hospital remained affiliated with the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.[6]

In December 2018, the hospital opened a 23-bed geriatric behavioral health unit on the fifth floor of the patient towers.[7][8] As of 2026, the unit had been closed, and Prime Healthcare's geriatric psychiatry services in the area were consolidated with St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas.[9]

In July 2025, St. Joseph Medical Center established an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency program. The three-year categorical program, part of the Prime Healthcare South Consortium, was approved for 13 residents per postgraduate year. It is affiliated with the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) School of Medicine.[10][11]

References

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  5. 5.Sherry, Mike (February 13, 2015). "Prime Healthcare Closes Deal For St. Joseph, St. Mary's Hospitals". KCUR. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. 6."St. Joseph Medical Center: A story of a hospital turnaround". Catholic Key. Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph. September 13, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  7. 7.Lieberman, Lilly (December 28, 2018). "Prime Healthcare hospital opens $1.6M senior behavioral health unit". The Business Journals. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  8. 8.Draper, Jill (October 10, 2021). "For seniors struggling with mental health issues, quicker relief can come via newer medications". Martin City Telegraph. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
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  10. 10.Abundis, Megan (July 8, 2025). "St. Joseph Medical Center launches landmark residency program, welcoming doctors from several nations". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  11. 11."Graduate Medical Education". St. Joseph Medical Center. Retrieved March 26, 2026.