Saint Joseph Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)
| St Joseph Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Catholic Health Initiatives | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1 Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°01′57″N 84°31′25″W / 38.0324°N 84.5236°W |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level 2 Trauma Chest Pain Center |
| Beds | 468 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.sjhlex.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Kentucky |
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468-bed medical center located two miles southwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hospitals. It 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 1998 Saint Joseph acquired Jewish Hospital Lexington, which was renamed Saint Joseph East.[1]
On March 22, 2022, hospital nurses were recorded mocking a local homeless woman after calling the police to have her ejected from the hospital. After the homeless individual had her leg broken by the police, Dr. Timothy Anderson (the ER physician), examined her for 19 seconds and walked away after telling her she can have her doctor deal with it.[2]
References
- Back to citation Jewish Hospital completes Lexington sale
- Back to citation "Lawsuit dismissed against doctor who declined to treat homeless woman after LPD arrest". kentucky.com. June 3, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2026.