30 30.21 n 86 47 22.35 w 33.5083917 n 86.7895417 w 33.5083917 ; 86.7895417 st. vincent s healthcare type private company industry healthcare founded 1982 headquarters jacksonville florida usa area served united states key people moody chisholm president and ceo services health care management number of employees 4 700 2009 parent ascension health website http www.jaxhealth.com st. vincent s healthcare based in jacksonville florida is a network of three acute care hospitals a long term skilled nursing facility 30 primary care centers nearly a dozen medical laboratories transportation and prescription services and a health outreach ministry . st.vincent s is also an affiliate of ascension health . 1 2 contents 1 history 1.1 foundation 1.2 baptist merger 2 facilities 2.1 the original 2.2 expansion 2.3 elder care 2.4 primary care 2.5 laboratory testing 2.6 transportation 2.7 prescriptions 2.8 clay county expansion 2.9 name changes 3 outreach 4 references 5 external links history edit st. vincent s hospital was founded in 1916 by the daughters of charity and named after the 17th century parisian st. vincent de paul who started the daughters of charity in 1633 . foundation edit the st. vincent s healthcare foundation is the entity that financially supports the mission of jacksonville s province of daughters of charity . the foundation and network established in 1982 is dedicated to improving the present and future healthcare needs of the jacksonville area and has provided more than 1 million in support every year since its creation . 3 the foundation stages fund raising events throughout the year including the red rose ball begun in 1982 and jacksonville s oldest charity ball . the 2008 event was attended by john travolta and kelly preston who helped collect over 1 million in donations . 4 john ash was the celebrity chef at the 10th annual delicious destinations event in 2011 . the three day event attracts over a dozen executive chefs from notable restaurants and resorts around the country to prepare their favorite dishes for donors at the ponte vedra inn and club . 5 6 st. vincent s healthcare foundation is also a charity recipient of proceeds from the players championship and conducts a two day charity golf tournament early in the week known as the tradition . 7 baptist merger edit during the 1990s for profit health maintenance organizations such as columbia hca captured a large share from non profit hospitals . st. vincent s merged with rival baptist health in 1995 to become the dominant healthcare provider in northeast florida and control rising costs . baptist st. vincents health system had a 40 % market share and had cut operating costs by 100 million in three years . 8 however the arrangement didn t last and both groups went their separate ways in 2000 . 9 facilities edit st. vincent s healthcare includes 1 081 beds and 4 700 employees . the network s facilities and programs provide a full spectrum of care . the original edit st. vincent s hospital was begun in 1916 when the daughters of charity turned the desoto sanitorium into the third hospital in jacksonville . the institution grew from 42 beds into the st. vincent s medical center riverside with 528 beds . as the largest facility in the group they offer the most diverse health care services in the system . 1 expansion edit st. vincent s medical center southside a 313 bed acute care hospital was purchased by st. vincent s healthcare in 2008 from mayo clinic hospital . the present facility was opened in 1984 but st. luke s hospital was begun in 1873 and is the oldest private hospital in florida . 10 elder care edit st. catherine labour manor is a chronic care facility on the campus of st. vincent s medical center . the complex contains 240 beds including a special unit for patients suffering dementia from alzheimer s disease . unlike the typical nursing home the staff tries to maintain a home like atmosphere for the patients who are called residents . many services are available in house for the resident s convenience . the semmes garden on the st. johns river provides walkways through the landscaped grounds leading to fountains gazebos and a rose garden . primary care edit st. vincent s primary care is a network of more than 30 facilities and 80 physicians throughout the jacksonville metropolitan area including clay nassau and st. johns counties . each is connected to the st. vincent s medical centers . 11 laboratory testing edit there are eleven locations of consolidated laboratory services consolidated labs in the jacksonville area including st. vincent s medical center riverside and st. vincent s medical center southside . they process blood and sample testing for all participants in the st. vincent s healthcare system and other facilities . 12 transportation edit the network also includes the st. vincent s ambulance service staffed by certified paramedics and emts and a fleet of 20 vans and advanced life support ambulances for both emergency and non emergency transport . 13 prescriptions edit consolidated pharmacy services and seton pharmacies were created to provide prescription drugs and medical equipment to st. vincent healthcare clients . 14 15 clay county expansion edit ground was broken in june 2011 for st. vincent s medical center clay county the network s third acute care hospital that opened in 2013 . the 98 bed 4 story building near middleburg is expected to cost 110 million but will be capable of expanding to 250 beds when needed . the company filed a certificate of need with the agency for health care administration in 2005 and it took several years of negotiation to reach a compromise with memorial hospital . 16 name changes edit in early 2012 st. vincent s healthcare announced name changes for major facilities in their group . st. vincent s hospital became st. vincent s medical center riverside ; st. luke s hospital was renamed st. vincent s medical center southside ; and the new hospital under construction will be known as st. vincent s medical center clay county . 17 outreach edit st. vincent s community health outreach ministries provides access to healthcare to poor children and families in the jacksonville area . they sponsor and conduct many activities including the school nurse program st. vincent s mobile health outreach the seton center for women and infants health and the parish nurse ministry . 18 references edit a b our history st. vincent s healthcare website find a location st. vincent s healthcare website foundation st. vincent s healthcare website purcell myrlia travolta and preston raise funds for premature babies look to the stars february 18 2008 trussel ilyssa annual gourmet food and wine tasting event florida times union july 7 2011 mills gary st. vincent s healthcare foundation florida times union september 6 2011 the tradition 2012 st. vincent s healthcare website bryant friedland bruce hospital changes leadership florida times union april 2 1998 gordon mark companies need to be masters of their domain florida times union july 14 2001 clinton michael st. luke s hospital changes name jacksonville business journal january 5 2012 st. vincent s primary care st. vincent s healthcare website find a location labs st. vincent s healthcare website advanced patient transportation st. vincent s healthcare website consolidated pharmacy services inc provider data website seton pharmacy manta business info buehn debra w. st. vincent s breaks ground in clay hospital due in 2013 florida times union june 30 2011 patton charlie st. luke s becomes st. vincent s medical center southside florida times union january 5 2012 trussel ilyssa st. vincent s healthcare foundation announces celebrity chef for food and wine tasting event first coast news july 7 2011 external links edit official website ascension health web site v t e jacksonville area based corporations list of companies in jacksonville florida fortune 1000 corporations 2015 rank csx corporation 240 fidelity national financial 314 fis 422 landstar system 719 publicly traded corporations ameris bancorp atlantic coast financial black knight financial services everbank frp holdings patriot transportation rayonier rayonier advanced materials regency centers stein mart web.com privately held businesses acosta sales & marketing availity axia public relations bloch publishing company crowley maritime elkins constructors fanatics firehouse subs florida blue florida east coast railway gate petroleum haskell company huckins yacht corporation i wear your shirt jacksonville free press kbj architects larry s giant subs m. d. moody & sons mac papers medmal direct insurance company metro jacksonville mobro marine pga tour reynolds smith & hills ring power safariland st. vincent s healthcare sally corporation seward trunk co. southeastern grocers stellar group swisher international group trailer bridge us assure vystar credit union us headquarters of foreign businesses adecco group north america association of tennis professionals beeline buffet group usa h egh autoliners northgate information solutions survitec group north america venus fashion otto division headquarters of us corporations florida coastal school of law infilaw system the florida times union morris communications foundation financial group interline brands the home depot parallel infrastructure florida east coast industries pss world medical mckesson corporation southeast toyota distributors jm family enterprises unison industries ge aviation vistakon johnson & johnson retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title st. vincent % 27s healthcare & oldid 739253246 categories ascension healthcompanies based in jacksonville floridahospital networks in the united stateshospitals affiliated with the roman catholic churchnon profit organizations based in jacksonville floridaprivately held companies based in floridahidden categories use mdy dates from february 2012coordinates not on wikidatapages using infobox 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