College Station Medical Center is now affiliated with CHI St. Joseph Health. Together, both organizations provide more than 50 care locations, including CSMC’s associated physician clinics, and have more than 3,000 employees.
Coming together offers opportunities to expand services, improve the delivery and quality of care, and broaden access to services for individuals, employers, and communities in the Brazos Valley. Combining the care CSMC provides with the specialized care offered by CHI St. Joseph Health — especially in oncology, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and emergency and trauma areas – allows the organization to use innovative technology and offer patients resources that are at the forefront of modern medicine. The affiliation also increases the number of CHI St. Joseph and Texas A&M Primary Care locations in the College Station area, as well as adds 17 new providers to the CHI St. Joseph and Texas A&M Health Network.
The facility’s name will be CHI St. Joseph Health – College Station Hospital and the physician clinics will also be renamed to CHI St. Joseph Health.
"This will allow us to grow our mission of a healing ministry in the Brazos Valley as we create healthier communities," says Theron Park, president and CEO of CHI St. Joseph Health. “This acquisition expands access to health care and enhances existing health services for College Station residents, key reasons for CSMC to become part of the CHI St. Joseph family.”
CHI St. Joseph Health and Subsidiaries of Community Health Systems Inc. signed an agreement for College Station Medical Center to become part of CHI St. Joseph Health on May 23.
CHI St. Joseph Health is now the owner of CSMC, as well as College Station MedPlus locations, and College Station Medical Associates. The combined organization has eight locations and 17 employed clinicians. CHI St. Joseph Health does not anticipate any loss of jobs as a result of the affiliation. Substantially all employees currently in good standing will maintain employment.
Through this affiliation, CSMC will become a non-profit Catholic hospital and share the CHI St. Joseph Health Mission, as well as participate in the charity care policy, which supports patients in the Brazos Valley with little or no insurance who need access to healthcare. CHI St. Joseph supports several initiatives in the region including the Brazos Health Resource Center, which works daily to connect patients to other services in the community to improve their quality of life. In 2018, CHI St. Joseph Health provided $60 million in community benefit to support the community’s healthcare needs.
In the near future, CHI St. Joseph Health will communicate any changes in services or service locations, as well as continue to communicate updates or changes to insurances or processes that may differ from our current practices or policies.
