Expanding to Serve Our Growing Community
St. Joseph’s Medical Center’s new four-level Patient Pavilion, incorporating state-of-the-art design principles while paving the way for future health care technologies opened for patient care on March 20, 2010. The 152,000 square foot, $117 million project added 79 beds to serve more patients, and is connected to the existing facility with a pedestrian bridge and underground passageway.
The Pavilion features:
- 79 new inpatient beds increasing St. Joseph's total bed count to 359
- State-of-the-art building featuring all private patient rooms
- Women & Infants Center featuring Labor, Delivery, and Post-Partum, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and C-section Surgical Suites
- Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Oncology / Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit
- All private rooms with personal bathrooms and showers
- Underground parking garage
Points of Interest
- Patient Day Room in Oncology provides a quiet and relaxing retreat for patients to visit with their guests
- NICU Family Living Room offers parents an opportunity for "on-the-job" experience before taking their neonatal infant home
- Two Healing Gardens offer courtyard views to create a comforting environment for patients and their loved ones
- Elevated Pedestrian Bridge offers convenient passage between the Pavilion and other hospital builiding
- Featured artwork by local artists depicts aspects of San Joaquin Valley (Click here for details! PDF)
- Stained Glass Windows in Lobby and Meditation Room created by the same French artists that produced stained glass artwork in the hospital Main Lobby in 1986
- Meditation Room for prayer, meditation, and quiet reflection
Investing in Miracles Capital Campaign
St. Joseph’s Foundation publicly announced its
Investing in Miracles
Capital Campaign in November of 2008. The Foundation reconfirmed its $20 million commitment for the construction of the new St. Joseph’s Medical Center Patient Pavilion, revealing that $12 million in private donations has already been secured.
From its inception, St. Joseph’s was a collaborative effort of the vision of Father William O’Connor, the resources of the Dominican Sisters, a partnership with local physicians and support of generous donors. The Capital Campaign represents the legacy of St. Joseph’s, helping fulfill its mission to improve the quality of life for all of our sisters and brothers and deliver compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services with special attention to the poor and underserved, especially during these times when so many are in need.
To pledge your support, please call St. Joseph's Foundation at (209) 467-6347.
