Health News and Upcoming Events

Top 100 Heart 
St. Joseph Medical Center is the only Maryland community hospital named a 2008 Top 100 Heart Hospital of America
This is the eighth time St. Joseph has been named a Top 100 heart hospital, more than any other Maryland hospital learn more + 

St. Joseph's Heart Institute on The Today Show!
The segment about women and heart disease featured Dr. Mark Midei, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Joseph, and patient Theresa Volpe, whose life was saved last year after she suffered a heart attack in York, PA, was transported to St. Joseph via helicopter, and rushed into the Cardiac Cath Lab where she received several stents. See the segment +

Tanzania blog
St. Joseph Medical Center Village Wellness Program: Mosquito Net Project 
Since 2002, St. Joseph's Village Wellness Program has supported health, economic and social programs in Karatu, Tanzania. Team members from St. Joseph Medical Center, Catholic Health Initiatives and Mercy Regional Medical Center of Durango, Colorado are visiting the Karatu District of Tanzania and distribute insecticide treated bed nets to over 70,000 villagers. 
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Heart Aware

St. Joseph Medical Center is pleased to offer HeartAware-an innovative heart disease detection program that is saving lives across the country. Our goal, in conjunction with the National Heart Organization, is to save the lives of people with cardiac disease who don’t know it. learn more + 
Read The Baltimore Sun's article about HeartAware learn more + 

NCCCP 

St. Joseph Medical Center is proud to participate in a three-year pilot program to extend the reach of National Cancer Institute (NCI) research and state-of-the-art treatment into community hospitals across the country. St. Joseph is the only Maryland hospital to be chosen for this pilot program, known as the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). learn more + 

Introducing the new Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center.
Click to view TV spot introducing
the new Cancer Institute at St. Joseph
Medical Center.

 

 


Project Overview

Some of the most exciting enhancements in the history of St. Joseph Medical Center will be unveiled in early December.

Awards and Accolades

Top DocsThe November 2008 Top Docs issue of Baltimore magazine recognizes many physicians on the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. learn more + 

TJC Accreditation St. Joseph Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and is in full compliance with all applicable standards. 
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St. Joseph Medical Center Recognized As Community Value Five-Star Hospital
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The Stroke Center at St. Joseph Medical Center was recognized with two professional commendations this spring that reflect the high quality of care provided by the program read more +