Saint Joseph Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468-bed medical center located two miles southwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hospitals. It is part of Catholic Health Initiatives. History

Saint Joseph Hospital was founded on October 2, 1877, by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a Bardstown, Kentucky-based group who managed schools and  orphanages around the state, as well as  the St Joseph Infirmary hospital in Louisville. The Lexington branch of the St Joseph Infirmary was started in October 1877 by Sister Euphrasia Stafford. In 1998 Saint Joseph acquired Jewish Hospital Lexington, which was renamed Saint Joseph East. References

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Hospital buildings completed in 1877
Buildings and structures in Lexington, Kentucky
Christian hospitals
Hospitals established in 1877
Hospitals in Kentucky
1877 establishments in Kentucky
Catholic hospitals in North America
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