Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange is a Roman Catholic religious order for women.
History
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph was founded in Le Puy, France by the Jesuit priest Jean-Pierre Médaille and accepted by the bishop, Mgr. de Maupas, on October 15, 1650. The Congregation of Sisters of Saint Joseph was disbanded during the French Revolution and was re-established in 1807 by Mother Saint John Fontbonne in Lyon, France. Dioceses throughout France requested the services of the order.
In 1819 a foundation from the mother house in Lyon was established in the Diocese of Belley under the leadership of Mother Saint Joseph Chaney. In 1823 the sisters of the diocese formally separated from Lyon. They became a new independent diocesan congregation under the leadership of Reverend Mother Saint Benoit Cornillon and direction of Bishop Alexander Devie.
Sisters were sent from Bourg-en-Bresse to establish houses in the United States. By 1962, the Bourg Congregation had six provinces, three in Europe and three in the United States, with missions in Africa and Latin America.
In July 1977, the six provinces voted to become two separate congregations, one based in Europe, the other in America. On November 30, 1977, Rome officially declared the three American provinces to be a new Congregation in the Church: the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille. The name Medaille was chosen because it is the family name of the Jesuit priest who helped found the Sisters in 1650 and because the Sisters were geographically located in the north, central and southern areas of the United States. Sister Janet Roesener of Cincinnati, Ohio was chosen the first superior general.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange were founded in 1912. Their ministries include healthcare, education, retreat ministry, spiritual direction and pastoral ministry.
Purpose
The general aim of these sisters is the glory of God through the sanctification of its members by means of the three vows. The special objective is the salvation and service of others through works of charity: elementary and secondary schools, hospitals, and social services.
Ministries
St. Joseph Health System of Humboldt County
St. Joseph Hospital 2700 Dolbeer Street Eureka, California 95501 (707) 445-8121
General Hospital Campus 2200 Harrison Avenue Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-5111
The first health care facility established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1920, St. Joseph Hospital is a full-service acute care facility with two campuses. They specialize in cancer treatment, heart care, emergency care, childbirth, and women's and pediatric services. They offer complete cardiac care in the Heart Institute including open heart surgery, cardiopulmonary services, and cardiac rehabilitation, as well as the latest cancer treatments and technologies in their fully accredited Cancer Program. Some of the additional comprehensive services offered are: CAT scan, MRI, Positron Emission Therapy (PET), a Sleep Center, Medical Rehabilitation, Mammography, Radiology and coming soon, IMRT. They have 213 licensed beds.
Redwood Hospital 3300 Renner Drive Fortuna, California 95540 (707) 725-3361
Serving the Eel River Valley and the southern part of Humboldt County, Redwood Memorial Hospital fosters a healing and welcoming environment by taking a holistic, patient-centered approach to medicine. The patient is placed first in every interaction within their wide array of services, including a new state-of-the-art surgery wing, New Beginnings maternity center, women's and children's services, CT scanner, and emergency department with Board certified physicians. It has 46 licensed beds.
St. Joseph Health System of Sonoma County
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital 1165 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa, California 95405 (707)546-3210
Opened in 1950, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital is a full-service acute inpatient and ambulatory care hospital and a medical referral center for the north coastal region of California. Memorial Hospital offers a full range of programs and services to improve health and quality of life of the communities we serve, including mobile, dental, and school-based clinics; self-care and wellness education; services to homebound frail elderly, non-ambulatory and chronically disabled persons; neighborhood organization and advocacy. Its growing continuum of care includes wellness education and library services, urgent care, outpatient cancer care, home care, and hospice. It has 345 licensed beds.
Petaluma Valley Hospital 400 North McDowell Boulevard Petaluma, California 94954
Petaluma Valley Hospital is a public, not-for-profit community hospital operated by SRM Alliance Hospital Services, a Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Corporation. The 86-bed acute care facility, which was certified for a three-year term in March of 1996 by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, also includes a home health agency and hospice. The 17-year-old facility features a host of medical specialties, including internal medicine, oncology, geriatrics, orthopedic surgery/obstetrics, and 24-hour emergency care. Petaluma Valley Home Health and Hospice of Petaluma offer multidisciplinary services that provide personalized, coordinated care to clients in the comfort of their own homes. The hospital joined the SJHS family in 1997 through a long-term lease agreement with the District.
Southern California Hospitals
St. Mary Medical Center 18300 Highway 18 Apple Valley, California 92307
St. Mary Medical Center has offered a healing hand to the families of the High Desert community for over 40 years. Co-ministered by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and the Brothers of St. John of God, St. Mary Medical Center is a 186-bed acute care facility offering comprehensive community health care, including cardiology, neonatal intensive care, home health care, and hospice. The facility also offers state-of-the-art rehabilitation services and a mobile health van that provides outreach services to the local community. It has 186 licensed beds.
Justice Ministry
Justice Center addresses unmet needs, both locally and globally, through consciousness raising, direct service and advoacay for systemic change, helping the poor, ending violence, providing affordable housing through coordination and facilitation of grassroots organizations and connecting groups and resources.
Center for Social Change facilitates and promotes community conversation about how and why we live as we do, looking ever more deeply at the social, political, and environmental patterns affecting the common good.
Earth Charter with its inclusive ethical vision recognizes the interdependence of all persons equitable human development, environmental sustainability, solidarity, and peace.
Spiritual Ministry
La Providencia is a Catholic Spiritual Renewal Center seeking to help people of all faiths find God's presence in their lives and calling them to deepen that relationship with all creation.
Center For Spiritual Development provides both an environment and programs that nourish the spiritual lives of people of all faiths.
Education
Taller San Jose provides undereducated and unskilled young adults, ages 18-28, the opportunity to finish their education and develop the skills to find a job with a living wage.
Loyola Marymount University is a liberal arts university in Southern California.