About Us

Welcome to Franciscan St. James Health

For over 100 years, individuals and families in the south suburban region have trusted Franciscan St. James Health to provide the most advanced and compassionate care for their loved ones. Since our opening on Thanksgiving Day in 1911, Franciscan St. James has evolved from a 50-bed acute care hospital to a two-campus healthcare system with hospitals in Olympia Fields and Chicago Heights.

Our Heart and Vascular Institute, ranked one of the Solucient Top 100 cardiovascular hospitals two years in a row, offers patients comprehensive cardiovascular services including prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. And, the Patricia A. Joyce Comprehensive Cancer Institute provides a multi-disciplinary team of specialists for the continuum of patient care, from pre-treatment evaluation to post-treatment
follow-up.

We follow the ideals and values of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, dedicating ourselves to caring for the sick, fostering health and providing quality healthcare for all. In keeping with our mission, St. James Health provides millions of dollars in free heath care annually for the indigent.

Franciscan St. James Health Notables

• Award winning heart hospital recognized as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by BlueCross BlueShield, a Top 100 heart hospital by Thomson Reuters, UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center by United Healthcare and a Coronary Artery Disease Silver Performance Achievement Award ® by American Heart Association.
• Only center in the far south suburban region approved as a Teaching Hospital Cancer Program by the Commission on Cancer offering a full range of diagnostic and treatment services.
• Only cancer center in the area to offer both radiation and infusion therapies under one roof—providing great convenience for our patients.
• The first hospital in Chicagoland and one of the first nationwide to use the full Trilogy System, including RapidArc™ technology, dramatically reducing cancer treatment times
• One of 300 hospitals nationwide using the Toshiba MRI, unsurpassed for its contrast-free applications and the best in patient comfort
• One of a select few area hospital's to have a dedicated Electrophysiology lab with highly trained staff that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm irregularities.
• Only center in the south suburban region with the physician expertise and unique technology to diagnose and effectively treat a wide variety of colorectal problems, including conditions as common as hemorrhoids to as life-threatening as colorectal cancer.
• The first in the area to be accredited by the American Diabetes Association, our Diabetes Center offers a team of physicians and specially trained nurses, dietitians and counselors to help you live healthier, fuller lives.
• Opened the first medically-based fitness center in the area, the St. James Health and Wellness Institute

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