St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center is a 431-bed comprehensive medical care institution dedicated to providing quality health care to the residents of 16 counties in Central New York. St. Joseph's and its ambulatory programs, mental health services, home care, and Franciscan Health Support are accredited by The Joint Commission.

St. Joseph's has stood as a community landmark atop Prospect Hill in Syracuse since 1869 when five Sisters of St. Francis transformed a dance hall and bar into a 15-bed hospital. Still sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, the growth of Syracuse's first hospital has paralleled that of the city. The institution has evolved into a medical complex that, in addition to the Hospital, includes a College of Nursing, psychiatric emergency program and physician's office building.

In addition to providing general medical and surgical care, St. Joseph's offers several specialty services, including hemodialysis, maternity services, a separate birth center, emergency care, intensive care, wound care, dental services, suicide prevention and certified home health care. St. Joseph's operates several satellite facilities, including two ambulatory surgery centers, family and maternal child/clinics, a dental clinic, psychiatric services center, The Wellness Place, Regional Dialysis Center, neighborhood dialysis centers and a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation center. 

Inpatient visits average 26,000 annually. Outpatient visits number 480,000 a year. The Hospital's busy emergency department records more than 48,000 visits a year. St. Joseph's annual operating budget is $404 million.

The Hospital's medical staff of more than 800 is comprised of physicians and dentists representing a broad spectrum of specialties. Almost 3,700 other health care professionals and support personnel are employed by St. Joseph's. More than 1,000 devoted volunteers and members of the hospital's auxiliary help support patient care programs.

The health care institution has been designated by New York State as a:

• Special Care Neonatal Unit
  
• Apnea Center
  
• Cardiac Diagnostic Center
  
• Cardiac Surgical Center
  
• Community Mental Health Center
  
• Tobacco Cessation Center

St. Joseph's is designated a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor bestowed on a hospital for nursing care.

As an integral part of Syracuse and the Central New York Community for nearly 140 years, St. Joseph's provides quality care compassionately to the sick and injured.

City of Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is located in the geographic center of New York State. You can explore the arts, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse Stage, Museum of Science and Technology and Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.   If you enjoy being a fan, you can take in a basketball game at Syracuse University or minor league baseball with the Syracuse Chiefs. Just want to hang out at a festival, Syracuse is the place for Blues Fest, Antique Fest, and the NYS Fair.  When you have some free time, you can eat at many top-notch restaurants, cruise on Skaneateles or Oneida Lake, ski and snowboard, visit Rosamond Gifford Zoo, play on public and private golf courses and shop till you drop. This outstanding community offers something for everyone. A four season climate and an education system, which is outstanding with public and private schools, making it an ideal location to establish roots and raise a family.