Creighton University Medical Center
As the primary teaching hospital for Creighton University's Health Sciences Schools, Saint Joseph Hospital is among the select 1% of all hospitals which not only provides patient care, but also supports education and research.
The Sisters of Mercy opened the hospital in 1870 with a mission to care for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the men and women who were settling in the Midwest.
It grew from a 40-bed, frame facility into a 404-bed health complex with more than a half million square feet of service space. Today the hospital handles approximately 9,700 admissions a year.
Diagnostic services include an extensive pathology laboratory, radiology, ultrasound and nuclear medicine, gastroenterology laboratory and neurophysiology services. Therapy and treatment plans are administered through physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, radiation oncology and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Life Flight helicopter helps support the Hospital's Trauma Unit. In addition, the helicopter flies missions within a 200-mile radius to bring critically ill patients from outlying hospitals to Omaha for acute care and treatment.
The Hospital is also known for its advanced and comprehensive cardiac care units which function as a part of Creighton University's Cardiac Center. From its innovative outreach programs and data-link communications system to it catheterization lab's two bi-planal, digital subtraction angiography systems, the cardiology program is state-of-the-art.
Saint Joseph Hospital recognizes that its strength as a regional medical center lies in the ability to meet specialized health needs. To that end, the Hospital has set its sight for future development.
Bergan Mercy Medical Center
Bergan Mercy Medical Center is the secondary teaching hospital utilized by the Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program. The second and third year fellows rotate approximately two times a year at the facility under the supervision of the Cardiac Center Faculty. The rotation gives them the experience and "feel" of being in private practice.
Bergan Mercy Hospital was the result of the expansion for Saint Catherine's Hospital which had outgrown is original capacity to meet the healthcare needs of the Omaha area. Saint Catherine's was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1910 and consisted of 40 beds and 10 bassinets. During 1925 and 1950, additional wings were added to the institution giving Saint Catherine's a bed capacity of 200. However, in the late 1950s, it became apparent to Saint Catherine's Board of Directors that another addition would need to be made and proposed to build a new building on a 30-acre site near 75th and Center. The new building was named Bergan Mercy Hosptial after the Archbishop Gerard T. Bergan.
Bergan Mercy opened it doors on January 26, 1964 with 250 beds. Today Bergan Mercy Medical Center has grown and contains 400 beds. Bergan Mercy offers a complete range of cardiology services from diagnosis, to treatment, to rehabilitation. The services include 24-hour physician-staffed emergency room and complete diagnostic services in Bergan Mercy's cardiology department and cardiac catheterization lab.
Building on the heritages of the Sisters and their mission of mercy, Bergan Mercy Medical Center houses the miracles of modern medicine and a dedicated staff that sets those miracles in motion.