A Message from Sister Judith Ann Karam

Welcome to the online home of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. Whether you need to find a physician, are planning for an upcoming medical procedure or are simply interested in learning more about optimizing your health and wellness, I am confident that our site will prove to be a valuable resource for you.

Here at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, we pride ourselves on combining clinical excellence with human compassion. We believe that it is not enough to treat your illness or injury, but that we also must tend to the whole person — mind, body and spirit.

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center has brought hope and healing to God's people through Catholic health care since 1865. Today, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center continues our long legacy of service through its multiple centers of excellence and diverse spectrum of medical and surgical services.

The compassion of our highly skilled and dedicated professionals is what truly defines St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. We are passionate about providing care you can believe in and want to help you and your loved ones stay well and enjoy a lifetime of good health.

Daily, our more than 1,200 dedicated physicians, nurses and employees work to bring the healing ministry of Jesus to our patients and the Greater Cleveland community. From the beginning, nothing else has defined or distracted us from this mission.

At St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, we recognize that high-quality patient care is best accomplished in exceptional surroundings. In the upcoming years, you will see several major renovations taking place on our main campus and our surrounding neighborhood. We look forward to sharing our plans to modernize our facility and contribute to the larger redevelopment underway in the new Campus District here in Cleveland.

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center is the recipient of numerous national awards and recognitions from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Among its many awards, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center ranks among the top 5 in Ohio for spine surgery and achieved 5-star ratings in both Spine Surgery and Back and Neck Surgery. In addition, St. Vincent Charity has received 5-star ratings for treatment of Heart Failure for eight years in a row.

What makes us most proud, however, is that our patient-centered focus on quality has earned St. Vincent Charity Medical Center the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence five consecutive years! (2006-2010).

We are growing to serve your needs — building for your future and the future of your loved ones. I invite you to make full use of the interactive features of this Web site to discover how St. Vincent Charity Medical Center delivers care you can believe in. We welcome the opportunity to serve you now and in the future.

Blessings to you,

Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA
President and CEO
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center