St. Joseph's Hospital - North

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from our St. Joseph's Hospital-North family to yours! The Christmas postcards in the gallery include a Christmas carol sing-a-long, team members wearing holiday attire, a unit decorations contest, a week-long "Elf on a Shelf" event and our team member and families Christmas Open House. The open house included a visit from a man with the initials "SC" aka "The Man with the Bag!"

12/22/2025

Judy, a certified music practitioner and "musician in residence" at our hospital, plays the harp for patients, visitors and team members at St. Joseph's Hospital-North. In the spirit of the season, watch Judy perform the Christmas hymn "O, Holy Night."

12/19/2025

Congratulations to Kate Sawa, the president of our St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation, for her expanded role with BayCare Health System!

A veteran nonprofit leader and advocate for compassionate care, the St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation president will spearhead BayCare’s regional philanthropic strategy.

12/18/2025

The spirit of Christmas fills our heart and soul when we help those who may be experiencing tough times. One of our activities was helping St. Joseph's Hospital-North team member families needing assistance during the holidays.

We provided Angel Tree gifts and gift cards for families and children. We are grateful to joyfully minister to those in need at Christmas.

May the spirit of Christmas stay with us and you all year long.

Photos include our Angel Tree and some of the gifts staged, prepped and sorted prior to distribution.

12/16/2025

Our Team Member of the Month (TMOM) award is our way of recognizing and celebrating exemplary and outstanding staff doing great things for patients, their families, team members and our entire hospital. The announcement of our TMOM is always one of the month’s top highlights.

Today, we profile TMOM Claudia, an ICU nurse! Claudia is described in TMOM nomination documents as a “superwoman” for juggling multiple responsibilities including a supervisory role and as a “STAT” RN. STAT nurses have responsibilities throughout our hospital, solve problems and respond to rapid response needs, stroke alerts and cardiac situations.

Claudia keeps her unit organized and running efficiently. She keeps up-to-date in her nursing practice and participates in her unit’s advisory council. Claudia takes initiative to research safety policies to make sure the unit is in compliance. She mentors and supports new team members. Her nomination documents say “…..you will never see her sitting down!”

More from her TMOM nomination documents: “I am pleased to nominate Claudia for this award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to our team and organization. She consistently demonstrates exceptional skills and her consistent drive for excellence has greatly benefited our team. She fosters a collaborative and supportive work environment, inspiring others to perform their best. Her professionalism, innovation and commitment make her an outstanding candidate for this award!”

Congratulations Claudia, and take a well-deserved rest and seat every once in while!

12/12/2025

What a year! 🎉✨ BayCare reached new heights in 2025—thanks to our incredible team, innovative partnerships and a shared commitment to compassionate care. We’re proud of every milestone and excited for what’s ahead. Watch our special video recap and also read more here: https://bit.ly/3XO5scL

12/11/2025

Sunday, December 14, is the third Sunday of Advent. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") begins the church’s liturgical year and is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops website explains: “The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and to the anniversary of Our Lord’s birth on Christmas.”

The third of four Advent candles, marking the third week of Advent, will be lighted on our chapel's Advent wreath during the week of December 14. The fourth Advent candle will be lighted for the week of December 21, the final days in anticipation of Christmas Day.

Photos include the Advent wreath in our chapel, and some wood-carvings in the chapel.

12/08/2025

We are in the midst of cold and flu season and other illnesses. Watch this television interview from earlier this fall with Dr. Kimberly Hartney, a BayCare Medical Group psychiatrist affiliated with our Unit for Psychiatry and Medicine (UPM) on how you can take care of your mental well-being when you might feel physically run down. It’s also good advice as you might feel run down during the busy holiday season.

12/04/2025

The Christmas season is here! We prepared this week with the Holy Water blessing of our Christmas trees and Nativity scene. We also blessed a San Damiano Crucifix which will be displayed in our hospital boardroom. Read more about a San Damiano Crucifix in the caption accompanying the crucifix photo.

The blessings, by hospital chaplain Fr. Saji, included a celebration of prayer, readings and singing of season hymns with musical accompaniment in anticipation of our Lord's birth.

These sacred blessings are reminders of the meaning of the season.

12/01/2025

Say "Hello" to Lily, a 2-½-year-old female golden retriever who is our in-house, facility pet therapy dog! She is at our hospital five days a week, eight hours a day bringing love, companionship and joy to patients, visitors, medical staff and team members.

Facility dogs are in hospitals, schools, senior living and memory care facilities and other community settings.

Lily completed a year of training and certification at the end of October and has been with us on the job full time since then.

Read the article for all the background on why and how Lily is with us:
https://bit.ly/43LbluI

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving is the holiday for alliteration! Food, feasts, family, friends, fall, fun, football! Wishing you a harvest of blessings, good health and good times. Happy Thanksgiving from our St. Joseph’s Hospital-North family to yours!

We’ll add to the alliteration. The gallery includes some photos from our “Fall Festival" held earlier this month!

11/24/2025

Our Team Members of the Month (TMOM) are 12 All-Stars recognized for displaying the BayCare values and principles of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and excellence with patients, patient families, visitors, medical staff and team members. The TMOM presentation is always one of the special monthly highlights at our hospital.

Today we introduce TMOM Coleen, a pharmacist!

Coleen is an overnight pharmacist with responsibilities of servicing our entire hospital. She has direct communication with nurses. Coleen has strong clinical skills and is extremely detailed-oriented. She is known for her dependability and reliability. Coleen answers and responds to questions promptly. Team members appreciate her approachability when they have questions about medications and safety.

From Coleen’s TMOM nomination documents: “We are very lucky to have her level of expertise and safety-centered approach within our team and especially supporting our night shift operations.”

Congratulations and thank you Coleen for making sure our pharmacy is at peak effectiveness during the overnight hours!