The chief executive officer at St. Joseph Health announces an expansion and some reorganization of services in the Bryan/College Station market.
Kim Shaw says the expansion involves a new primary care clinic at St. Joseph’s south College Station campus near Lowe’s. The clinic, which will accommodate 12 primary care physicians, is scheduled to open around November 2025.
Shaw also announced reconfiguring services at St. Joseph’s hospitals in Bryan and College Station during the next 12 months. The Bryan hospital will manage more intensive care services and complex surgeries, while the College Station hospital will focus on maternity, elective and outpatient services.
And St. Joseph’s hospital in Caldwell recently received what Shaw described as a “substantial gift” to revamp the emergency room and address other medical needs in Burleson County.
Shaw says financially, St. Joseph’s is making a comeback. 18 months ago, Shaw said St. Joseph’s had lost “quite a bit of money” during an ownership transition and the pandemic. Today, Shaw says finances have “stabilized quite a bit”, adding “we have turned around our financial position about $20.5 million dollars to the positive, so doing a lot better from that standpoint. Not quite where we need to be yet but definitely moving in the right direction.”
After losing physicians to local and out of town competition, Shaw says St. Joseph’s has recruited 24 new providers to start in the next year and a half. And seven new primary care doctors will be starting this summer in College Station.
Shaw’s visit with WTAW’s Bill Oliver also included lessons learned during the pandemic and long range goals and projects.
Click below to hear a visit with Kim Shaw and WTAW’s Bill Oliver: