Our Ministries - Health Care
Care of the sick has always been one of the ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. We were found in hospitals on the east and west coast of the United States as well as in the United Kingdom. Our involvement on the boards and actual ministries of the following institutions continues our commitment to health care. Sisters and Associates also minister directly in health care in a variety of settings.
Cusack Care Center is located in Jersey City, NJ at the site of the former St. Joseph Home for the Blind. The Center's caring community offers the frail and infirm elderly, persons of all faiths, and the poor, a healing ministry based on gospel values, Catholic heritage and a commitment to Peace through Justice.
Holy Name Medical Center was founded in 1925 in Teaneck, NJ. Since then the hospital has grown to become a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center that consistently remembers its community hospital roots. Holy Name has centers of excellence in cancer care, cardiovascular services, interventional radiology, dialysis treatment, women's health care and neurology services, plus a host of other state-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment, and health management services. The hospital provides high quality health care across a continuum that extends from prevention through treatment and on toward recovery and wellness.
PeaceHealth is a progressive, non-profit, integrated healthcare system in the Pacific Northwest which is nationally recognized for its top rated health care. PeaceHealth is known for a healing culture that is patient-centered and family friendly.
Paz Salud, the El Salvador Health Mission, provides the opportunity for PeaceHealth and the CSJP Community, through volunteer participation of employees and CSJP affiliates, to bring human and material resources to people in a country with inadequate health care.
St. Ann’s Home for the Aged, located in Jersey City, NJ, has grown from its original 29 beds to the present 120 skilled nursing beds. It was founded in 1911 by the Sisters of Providence but turned over to the CSJPs in 1986. Through its ministry of health care with compassion and dignity, St. Ann’s assures quality life wherein all are encouraged to reach their potential.
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, founded by Sister Monica Heeran, CSJP, provides free primary medical care and mental health services to low-income Lane County, Oregon adults who have no insurance.
Care of Our Senior Sisters – Our senior Sisters reside in various areas in our three regions. There are many residing in communities located in the regions while those who are in need of more care live in centers equipped to handle their needs:
- Eastern United States: St. Michael Villa is in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- United Kingdom: Tabor is in Rearsby, England
- Western United States: St. Mary-on-the-Lake is located in Bellevue, WA
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