St. Joseph Health - Humboldt County
St. Joseph Health-Humboldt County (SJHS-HC) is committed to meeting the highest standards in healthcare delivery while ministering to the needs of the whole person – body, mind and spirit. This commitment to the people of the North Coast is expressed in the St. Joseph Health System's four core values - Dignity, Service, Excellence, and Justice .
The health care ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange began in Humboldt County during the flu epidemic of 1918. The Sisters opened the first St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka in 1920 and committed to continually improving the health and quality of life of the people served. This commitment continues today and has been further defined by the vision of the SJHS-HC - to bring people together to provide compassionate care, promote health improvement, and create healthy communities.
There are nearly 1,400 individuals working for SJHS-HC, making it one of the largest employers in Humboldt County. Our employees are the most valuable assets in assuring the provision of the highest quality health care, and they, together with our volunteers, donors, and community partners help us continue to fulfill our vision.
We are pleased to share our extraordinary ministry with you as well as the unique community programs that go beyond traditional hospital services - including our
Community Resource Centers in Blue Lake, Eureka, Loleta, Rio Dell and Willow Creek.
In addition to the two hospitals (details below), SJHS-HC has an Outpatient Surgery Center and an Outpatient Imaging Center in Eureka. The Centers are designed to provide patients with more convenient services in comfortable, completely self-contained settings.
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital has been serving the health care needs of Humboldt County since 1920. Comprised of two campuses, St. Joseph Hospital and the General Hospital campus are located within a quarter mile of each other in Eureka. SJH offers comprehensive services including emergency, urgent care, cardiac services in The Heart Institute, an accredited Cancer Program, Women's and Children's Services in the Childbirth Center (including Pediatric Care and the only Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursery (NICU) on the North Coast), Neurosurgery, and Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine.
Today the hospital is literally growing to meet the future needs of the North Coast community. Blueprint for Excellence is the name of St. Joseph Hospital’s new Northeast Tower construction project – a state-of-the-art, three-story building totaling 100,000 square feet that is scheduled for completion by the end of this year. Construction costs are estimated to be about $140 million and when finished, the Northeast Tower at St. Joseph Hospital will include:
Lower Level: Emergency Department with 20 treatment bays; new reception and waiting area for patients and visitors; relocation of Central Sterile Department; Emergency Department Imaging with CT scan, radiology and ultrasound.
First Floor: Surgical suite with eight operating rooms and a catheterization lab; 17 prep and recovery beds; 10 beds in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit; and a new main entrance, lobby and waiting area.
Second Floor: 12 beds in the Intensive Care Unit; ICU waiting room and nurses’ station; 40 patient care beds.
Current comprehensive services include:
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- Medical Surgical
- Full Service Inpatient Laboratory
- ICU
- PCU
- Nuclear Medicine
- Digital Mammography
- Radiology
- Ultrasound
- CT (64-Slice)
- MRI
- Pain Treatment Center
- PET/CT (all-in-one body scan)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR)
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The General Hospital campus offers outpatient services:
- Acute Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Occupational Medicine
- Outpatient Laboratory Services
- Endoscopy Suites
- Sleep Disorders Center