St. Vincent's Health System

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Coordinates: 33°30′30.21″N 86°47′22.35″W / 33.5083917°N 86.7895417°W / 33.5083917; -86.7895417

St. Vincent's Health System

Type	Private Company
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	1898
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama , USA
Area served	United States
Services	Hospital management
Number of employees	4,700 (2009)
Parent	Ascension Health
Divisions	St. Vincent's Birmingham St. Vincent's Blount St. Vincent's Chilton St. Vincent's East St. Vincent's St. Clair St. Vincent's One Nineteen
Website	http://www.stvhs.com/

St. Vincent's Health System, based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States is an operator of acute care hospitals located in the Birmingham area and a health ministry of Ascension Health. St. Vincent's Health System is made up of six facilities: St. Vincent's Birmingham, St. Vincent's Blount, St. Vincent's Chilton, St. Vincent's East, St. Vincent's St. Clair, and St. Vincent's One Nineteen. The company employs over 4,700 people throughout its six facilities.

History[]

St. Vincent's Hospital (now St. Vincent's Birmingham) was founded in 1898 and is Birmingham's oldest hospital. It was founded by the Daughters of Charity and named after the 17th century Parisian St. Vincent de Paul, who started the Daughters of Charity in 1633. In July 2007, St. Vincent's Hospital merged with Eastern Health System to become St. Vincent's Health System.

Facilities[]

St. Vincent's Birmingham campus

• St. Vincent's Birmingham
• St. Vincent's Blount
• St. Vincent's East
• St. Vincent's St. Clair
• St. Vincent's One Nineteen
• St. Vincent's Chilton

References[]

External links[]

• www.stvhs.com
• Ascension Health web site