Our History

St. Joseph's Medical Center, was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, and is a not-for-profit, fully-accredited, regional hospital with 355-beds, a physician staff of over 400, and more than 2,400 employees. We offer many services, including a behavioral health center, cancer institute, obstetrical and neonatal care, and broad surgical services.  St. Joseph's Medical Center is dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care, and gives access to Stockton and nearby communities.  Nationally recognized as a quality leader, St. Joseph’s is consistently chosen as the "most preferred hospital" by our community. 

2015

Dr Benjamin Wiederhold, our Emergency Department Medical Director, first approached members of our executive team and our medical board and foundation to began exploring the idea of creating a program to educate physicians at St Joseph’s in an effort to further the care of the patients in this area of the Central Valley. He understood that physicians often grow roots in and around the region where they train. He deeply understood the needs of our community and the health care disparities they face on a daily basis and that bringing training programs to St Joseph’s could alleviate some of the barriers to accessing care that our patients face.

2017

St Joseph’s gained institutional accreditation.

2018

EM Program accreditation occurred in April with hard work by Dr Jennifer Oakes, the founding program director for EM, and our first class of Emergency Medicine residents and Family Medicine residents began in July.