For other uses, see Saint Mary's Hospital.

SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital – Madison, formerly St. Mary's Hospital, is a 440-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Madison, Wisconsin that serves 18 surrounding south-central Wisconsin counties. It is a part of the SSM Health system based in St. Louis. Sister hospitals in Wisconsin include St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo and St. Mary's Janesville Hospital. In June 2020, St. Mary's Hospital had 440 hospital beds.[1][2]

History

In 1912, at the request of several Madison physicians and local clergy, eight Sisters of Mary arrived from St. Louis, Missouri where the congregation had founded St. Mary's Infirmary. They proceeded to establish a "Sisters' Hospital" for the city of Madison. St. Mary's Hospital opened its doors and its 70 beds on September 22, 1912.[3]

Services

St. Mary's Hospital – Madison is a general medical and surgical facility. St. Mary's Hospital offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient health and wellness services specializing in cardiac, family birth, pediatrics, neuroscience, geriatrics, orthopedics, and emergency services.[4]

In 2016 St. Mary's adult Behavioral Health Unit, with room for twenty patients, was the largest adult inpatient behavioral health unit, in Dane County. "Some of our most vulnerable people are having to leave the county because the bed availability is not there for them," said Journey Mental Health Center CEO Ronald Lampert. That year the hospital announced a substantial expansion and renovation of its adult Behavioral Health Unit facilities.[5]

In 2019 St. Mary's – Madison was rated high performing in 6 adult procedures and conditions by U.S. News & World Report.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hospitals in Wisconsin". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hospital Directory" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Health Services. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison", SSM Health Careers
  4. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison", Destination Madison, Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
  5. ^ Jones, Velena. "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital announces multimillion dollar mental health expansion", Channel 3000, November 14, 2016
  6. ^ "SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Madison", U.S. News & World Report