Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center is a privately sponsored Catholic hospital in Lewiston, New York, just north of Niagara Falls, New York, where approximately 60% of the hospital's patients reside.
The hospital was formed in 1907 by the Sisters of St. Francis, who came north from Buffalo to care for the sick and the poor. In 1997, the Sisters of St. Francis turned over sponsorship to the Daughters of Charity. In 2000, the Daughters of Charity merged with the Sisters of St. Joseph to create Ascension Health. The system expanded in 2002 with the addition of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Health System. Ascension Health is the largest not-for-profit and religiously sponsored healthcare system in the nation.
Mount St. Mary's now includes:
- 175-bed licensed acute care facility, which includes 136 medical-surgical beds and 19 beds in a drug & alcohol inpatient treatment program
- 250-bed skilled care and rehabilitation center, of which 20 of the beds are designated for short-term rehabilitation
- Primary care clinic located in the inner city of the City of Niagara Falls
- Child care center
- Charitable foundation
In 2005 the hospital had an annual payroll and benefits of more than $46 million.
Staff includes nearly 200 physicians, more than 300 RNs and LPNs, and allied health professionals and numerous employees in supporting roles. In all, Mount St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Center employs more than 1,200 people and has about 250 volunteers.
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