Company Profile
Company Overview
As the first private hospital in Kansas, Saint John Hospital has an unparalleled tradition of life-saving medical care for families just like yours. Saint John is a community hospital located in Leavenworth, Kan. Saint John and our sister hospital, Providence Medical Center in nearby Kansas City, Kan., are earning the highest awards in health care quality and safety.
Whether you and your family need top-notch emergency care or are looking for senior behavioral health services for a loved one, the physicians, nurses and clinicians at Saint John and Providence are top performers. More than 35 adults and youth volunteers help us serve the health needs of the community.
Company History
In 1858, a group of Sisters of Charity, led by Mother Xavier Ross, responded to the call of Bishop John Baptiste Miege, S. J., to expand the ministry of healthcare and education in the Kansas Territory. They traveled to the area and began plans to build a hospital. In 1864, before Saint John Hospital was finished and ready for occupancy, a lumber wagon deposited at the door a family of poor refugees from Alabama "fleeing before Sherman's army and without means of starting life anew." The Sisters of Charity took them in, fed and clothed them and gave them a fresh start.
Such was the unceremonious opening, on March 15, 1864, of the first private hospital in the State of Kansas. The hospital opened under the direction of Sister Joanna Bruner, the first trained nurse in the state and surely the first woman in the Western territory to be administrator of a hospital. Sister Joanna Bruner also taught nursing care to other sisters.
Since that time, professional excellence, leadership, and a readiness to undertake whatever needed doing have been hallmarks of the SCL community.
Benefits
Saint John prides itself in rewarding its employees with a comprehensive, competitive benefits packet designed to provide employees with the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their needs. Our wealth of resources and programs include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement and more.