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Participating Institutions
St. Mary's Medical Center
Founded in 1857, St. Mary's Medical Center is the oldest continuously operating hospital in San Francisco. Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and part of Catholic Healthcare West, it is one of the largest not-for-profit, community-based health care providers in Northern California. A fully accredited teaching hospital, St. Mary's has 396 licensed beds and more than 500 physicians on staff. Its reputation for quality, personalized care, patient satisfaction and excellent clinical outcomes is backed by the finest medical technology.
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a system of 41 hospitals and medical centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Founded in 1986, CHW is the eighth largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California. Committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services in a compassionate environment that is attuned to every patient's physical, mental and spiritual needs. The CHW network of more than 9,700 physicians and approximately 50,000 employees provides quality health care services during more than four million patient visits annually. In 2008, CHW provided nearly $967 million in community benefit and free care for the poor.