Why I Love Lu Collins

Monday, David started his new job and yesterday he received the following email from Lu:

Hi David,
Here are some things you might need to know about the facility names.

There are THREE hospitals named St Mary.
One is in Reno, NV called Saint Mary Regional Medical Center.
This hospital should always have the 'saint' spelled out, no abbreviated so you'll know it's the Reno facility.

One is St. Mary Medical Center, no plural in Mary. This facility is in Long Beach.
Lots of people call it St. Mary's though.
If that name is mentioned be sure to clarify Long Beach or San Francisco.

One is St. Mary's Medical Center. This facility is in San Francisco.
I have a trick to remembering that this Mary is plural (Mary's). Since there is an extra 'S' at the end, I always remember it is in the city that starts with an 'S" - San Francisco.

Next there are THREE St Joseph hospitals.
One is called St. Joseph Medical Center and it is in Stockton. Lots of people call this St. Joseph's Medical Center, adding the 's'.

One is called St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and it is in Phoenix.
Be sure to clarify which St. Joe's they are taking about, if they have not indicated.

One is called St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center. This hospital does not have a full service.
They treat behavioral (mental health) issues. This facility is not included in many projects.

There are THREE St. Rose hopitals in Nevada. They are, at present, the only CHW hospitals in NV.
St Rose Dominican DeLima or St Rose DeLima
St Rose Dominican San Martin or St Rose San Martin
St Rose Dominican Siena or St Rose Siena.


Mercy Medical Center MERCED, Community Campus used to have a sister hospital with the same name but it was the Dominican Campus. I believe that facility was closed.

Saint Frances Memorial Hospital - The Saint is always spelled out for this facility because we used to own another facility called St. Frances Medical Center. To differentiate between the two they spelled out the name for this facility. Even though we no longer own the other they kept the name that way.

Welcome aboard.