St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne)

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St. Mary Medical Center
Trinity Health
St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne)
Geography
Location1201 Newtown-Langhorne Rd, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
Organization
Care system Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department Level II Trauma Center
Beds371
History
Opened1860 (original)
1973 (current)
Links
Website www.stmaryhealthcare.org
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania

St. Mary Medical Center, is a non-profit hospital located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The hospital has a Level II Trauma Center and employs over 700 physicians and 1,100 volunteers.

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The hospital focuses on non-invasive treatments, adult and pediatric emergency services, rehabilitation and health and wellness programs. St. Mary Medical Center merged with Catholic Health East in 2013 and is currently a part of Trinity Health. [1]

History

The original St. Mary Hospital was opened in Philadelphia in 1860 after inspiration from the Sisters of St. Francis. The hospital moved to Bucks County in 1973 opening a new hospital on land previously used as a horse farm.

In 1996, St. Mary Hospital was renamed to St. Mary Medical Center and was designated as "an Eastern Region member of Catholic Health Initiatives".

In 2012, St. Mary Medical Center expanded its campus by adding a helicopter landing pad for patient transport.

St. Mary discouraged nurses from joining unions. In August 2019, nurses "voted to unionize with PASNAP". [2] [3]

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References

  1. Sofield, Tom (2019-08-26). "800 Nurses At St. Mary Medical Center Will Join Union". LevittownNow.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Reyes, Juliana Feliciano (11 December 2019). "Report: Philly's Einstein Medical Center spent $1.1 million on 'union avoidance.' It isn't alone". Inquirer. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. Reyes, Juliana Feliciano (26 August 2019). "800 nurses at this Bucks County hospital just voted to unionize". Inquirer. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

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  1. "Approval for Elevation of Level II Trauma Center to Level I Status" (PDF) (Press release). Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. 2022-07-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.