Saint Joseph - London (formerly Marymount Medical Center) is an 89-bed general, acute care hospital located in London, Kentucky. We are currently one of the largest employers in the area, with over 800 staff members.

Saint Joseph - London (formerly Marymount Medical Center) provides a full range of medical, surgical and obstetric service. In addition, we offer a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic heart care services, which include open-heart surgery and cardiac catheterizations, allowing patients and families to stay close to home for these procedures.

Our Emergency Department has recently been renovated to accommodate minor injuries and major trauma. Our ED treated 29,000 patients in 2005.

Also in 2005, we delivered 706 babies, performed 3,111 cardiac catheterizations and 3,365 outpatient surgeries

The mission of Saint Joseph - London (formerly Marymount Medical Center) and Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st Century. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities.

Reverence – Profound respect and awe for all of creation, the foundation that shapes spirituality, our relationships with others and our journey to God.


Integrity – Moral wholeness, soundness, fidelity, trust, truthfulness in all we do.

Compassion – Solidarity with one another, capacity to enter into another’s joy and sorrow.

Excellence – Preeminent performance, becoming the benchmark, putting forth our personal and professional best.