St. John Health System has been renamed and is now known as St. John Providence Health System. The change is effective immediately.
The name change to St. John Providence Health System represents a milestone in the organization’s history, demonstrating symbolically what we strive to achieve for all patients and families - a spiritually centered patient care experience that is coordinated at all points of care.
“The names of both St. John and Providence resonate with people in our communities. They represent the highest quality and most compassionate care available. Together, they reflect the totality of our health system and the breadth and scope of the care we provide,” says Janice Cosby, SJPHS vice president of Marketing and Communications.
The names of the hospitals and other operating units that make up SJPHS will not change as a result of this move.
St. John Health System and Providence merged in 1999 after the merger of their two sponsors, the Sisters of St. Joseph and Daughters of Charity, which created Ascension Health, the largest Catholic health ministry in the country. Each system had a long history of service in the community. St. John Hospital was built in 1952 by the Sisters of St. Joseph and Providence Hospital opened in 1910 in Detroit, moving to Southfield in the 1960s.
St. John Providence Health System is the largest provider of inpatient care in southeast Michigan and one of the largest employers in metro Detroit. St. John Providence Health System provides comprehensive prevention, primary care and advanced treatment programs with more than 125 medical centers and seven hospitals spanning five counties.
For more information, contact:
Daniela Scholl
Public Relations, St. John Providence Health System
(586) 753-0731
daniela.scholl@stjohn.org
