St. Josephs/Candler Health System
Two Savannah hospitals partnered in 1997 to create the St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System (SJ/C), which is the largest faith-based, nonprofit health institution in the region. SJ/C offers primary care and more than a dozen specialized inpatient and outpatient services ranging from hyperbaric care and wound care to digestive diseases and surgical services at its two anchor hospitals with 305 beds in the St. Joseph’s Hospital and 331 beds in the Candler Hospital. Top tertiary care is provided at its Centers of Excellence:
• The Heart Hospital
• Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion
• Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital
• Institute for Advanced Bone and Joint Surgery
• The Institute for Neurosciences
SJ/C has achieved network accreditation status – a rare honor – in addition to its accreditation by the Joint Commission. It is the only health provider in the region to have achieved both network accreditation status and MAGNET status for nursing excellence. Modern Healthcare Magazine has also named it one of the country’s Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Systems. Their Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is the first in the region to receive Program Certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Information on Heath Care taken from the Savannah 2010 Economic Trends.
Source: Retrieved 11/2009 from MUMC and SJCHS, The Georgia Statistics System and other websites.
