It is an exciting and energizing time at St. Joseph’s Hospital! Plans are becoming reality as work continues
on our state-of-the-art hospital.

The new and expanded St. Joseph’s will house some of the most sophisticated technology available, paired with the expertise of our caring staff. Spanning the intersection of Tenth and St. Peter Streets, the building project will take our current high-quality care to the next level.

New patient tower

At the center of our plan is a new five-story hospital building on the current campus, which will be followed by renovation of existing facilities.

To meet patient needs now and in the future, the new hospital has been carefully designed to:

• Promote healing
• Enhance comfort for patients and families
• Create centers for specialized services and breakthrough treatments
• Help staff deliver care more efficiently and effectively

The new patient tower will include:

• Centralized Heart Care and Neuroscience Centers
• Four new operating rooms with specialized technology
• Private rooms for all patients
• New main entrance, lobby and chapel
• 3M Education Center equipped with multi-media technology

Complementing the new facility, St. Joseph’s will renovate existing facilities and:

• Expand the emergency department
• Add two new operating rooms for minimally-invasive procedures
• Make other internal improvements

Contact us

To learn more about our expansion, call St. Joseph's Hospital Administration at 651-232-3122.

Fundraising Thermometer!

Check out our fundraising progress ... we're already at the 5th floor on our way to $8.5 million!

Heart Care Center

St. Joseph’s Heart Care program is nationally recognized and ranked as one of the Top 100 Cardiovascular Centers in the nation. We provide the entire spectrum of heart care - from prevention and wellness to emergency care, diagnostic testing, heart surgery, treatment and intervention, rehabilitation and home care.

The new Heart Care Center will allow St. Joseph’s to meet our community’s growing demand for heart care services and lifesaving technology. In additon, we'll offer healing arts, heart health education and early diagnosis, recovery and rehabilitation.

The Heart Care Center will:

• Centralize services, new technology and breakthrough treatments on the 3rd and 4th floors of the new patient tower.
  
  
• Include new leading edge technology and a heart health resource center.
  
  
• Provide all patients with private rooms and a healing environment.
  
  
• Include four new cardiovascular imaging labs to help speed diagnosis and tailor treatment plans for each patient.
  

Neuroscience Center

The new Neuroscience Center will allow more patients than ever before to benefit from our nationally known, comprehensive neuroscience programs. Our team of specialists develop a plan of care for each patient’s personal situation. This means each and every patient receives exactly what is needed to diagnose, prevent, treat and recover from neurological conditions.

The new St. Joseph’s Neuroscience Center will:

• Centralize services, new technology and breakthrough treatments for neurology patients on the 5th floor of the new patient tower.
  
  
• Expand services for care of the brain, skull and spine.
  
  
• Expand space for
  St. Joseph’s Stroke Care Center, the first certified primary stroke center in St. Paul.
  
  
• Provide all patients with private rooms and a healing environment that offers greater comfort and promotes faster recovery.
  
  
• Offer patients enhanced care through our CyberKnife® Center, the first center in the Upper Midwest to offer new hope and breakthrough technology to treat once inoperable tumors.
  
  
• Be positioned for top national ranking in quality outcomes for patients.

Emergency Department

The Emergency Department is often the busiest part of a hospital and St. Joseph’s is no exception - more patients come to our emergency room than any other department at the hospital.

After the expansion, St. Joseph's Emergency Department will nearly double in size, allowing us to serve more patients, more quickly.

Rooms will offer privacy and be equipped with monitors to provide faster diagnoses. Special rooms will be built to care for the most at-risk patients.

The current emergency department will be renovated to:

• Increase the capacity to care for more critically ill patients
  
  
• Better meet patients’ needs for privacy and safety
  
  
• Provide drop-off areas and parking spaces for patients
  and loved ones

3M Education Center

A state-of-the-art education center will be prominently located on the second floor and serve as a community resource.

The 3M Education Center will:

• Host large and small programs for St. Joseph’s and the community
  
  
• Serve as a resource and health education center for staff training
  
  
• Sponsor community health and wellness forums

Chapel

In a busy and challenging environment, the chapel will provide a quiet place for prayer, meditation and solace. The new chapel will be centrally located on the 2nd floor, just above the main lobby, as a reminder that a greater spirit is in service to the mission of compassionate care.

Spiritual Care is central to St. Joseph's mission and is provided to patients, family members and employees. The Spiritual Care team offers support by listening, praying, offering Sacraments, facilitating communication and helping resolve ethical concerns.

At sensitive and significant times, the caring presence and personal prayers of the Spiritual Care team embody the values of St. Joseph's Hospital and its founding Sisters of St. Joseph's of Carondelet.

In the new facility, the chapel will:

• Offer a central location on the 2nd floor, just above the main lobby
  
  
• Provide a place for prayer, meditation and solace
  

View the preliminary design (PDF)

Lobby, Atrium and Café

Fifty years of adding to the existing facility has resulted in several entrances to the hospital, making it difficult for patients and visitors to find their way around.

In the new facility, the three-story atrium and lobby will serve as the center of the St. Joseph’s Hospital community.

The beautiful, centralized entrance will be the main entry point for all patients and visitors. In addition to being convenient, it will help maintain safety and security.

To create a single, centrally located entrance to St. Joseph’s, the new facility will feature:

• An atrium and lobby, filled with light and accessible from both the parking ramp and the street
  
  
• A convenient information area to guide patients and visitors to their desired location
  
  
• A café that will serve as an informal gathering place for visitors and family members

Construction Timeline

Parking Ramp/Material Management Facility

• Groundbreaking .................................. Spring 2006
• Completed ........................................... September 2006

New Patient Tower

• Groundbreaking .................................. August 2006
• Completion .......................................... Winter 2008-2009

Current Facility Improvements

• Begin ................................................... Winter 2008
• Completion ........................................... Fall 2009

Emergency Department

• Begin ................................................... Spring 2009
• Completion ........................................... Fall 2009

Campaign Highlights

• The Building on our Mission campaign kicked off on March 19, 2007, at the Feast of St. Joseph
  
  
• More than $8.25 million has been raised to date
  
  
• Over $2.5 million has been donated by philanthropic employees from St. Joseph's Hospital and the HealthEast Care System, and by the generous Medical Staff, current and retired, at St. Joseph's Hospital
  
  
• 27 physicians served on the Medical Staff campaign committee
  
  
• More than 50 employee volunteers helped conduct the campaign
  
  
• A gift of $2 million set the pace for the campaign, the largest gift in the 154-year history of
  St. Joseph's Hospital and HealthEast Foundation.

Passing cars under the new patient tower on 10th Street

View from the corner of 10th Street and St. Peter Street

St. Joseph's main entrance