For more than 125 years, St. Bernards Healthcare has provided healing beyond medicine to Jonesboro and surrounding northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. Its humble beginnings, in response to a regional malaria fever outbreak, established an unwavering mission “to provide Christ-like healing to the community through education, treatment and health services.” An independent, nonprofit, Catholic health care system founded and still sponsored by the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters of Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, St. Bernards now spans three hospitals, 260 affiliate locations, 50-plus medical specialties, 412 medical staff members and 4, 933 team members. Its flagship facility, St. Bernards Medical Center, provides 457 beds with comprehensive health services, including the region’s most advanced trauma care and only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It has also earned prestigious certifications, accreditations and recognition for heart, stroke, cancer, orthopedic and pediatric care. Beyond traditional health and wellness services, St. Bernards gives back tens of millions of dollars each year to hundreds of thousands of people through a Community Benefit program that provides free health screenings and education as well as system donations and robust volunteerism. Situated along “Matthews Medical Mile” in Jonesboro, a hub of more than 100 leading health and wellness organizations, St. Bernards Medical Center anchors “The Mile” with a growing economic impact of nearly $1 billion. Its expert physicians and providers offer the latest treatments and therapies that promote optimal health outcomes, caring for each patient as a whole person with unique physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. St. Bernards believes that healthier communities are stronger communities, and it starts with the system’s deep roots in Jonesboro.
https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/st-bernards-healthcare-jonesboro-rooted-regionally-growing/
