About St. Joseph’s/Candler, the Premier Health Provider in the Region
Highly regarded as THE premier health provider in the region, St. Joseph's/Candler (SJ/C) combines high-impact technology, breakthrough clinical treatments and time-honored compassionate care to create "smart medicine"-an innovative approach to health and well-being.
Where you come for Smart Medicine
SJ/C offers healthcare services across the entire continuum, including local and regional primary care, specialized inpatient and outpatient services in the 714 patient beds in our two anchor hospitals, home healthcare services, as well as a wide variety of community outreach and education efforts throughout the region.
Our faith-based, holistic approach to healing encourages individuals to become more knowledgeable about their personal health, while providing the most advanced, comprehensive treatments and state-of-the-art medical technologies available almost anywhere.
The Finest Care Provided By Our Centers of Excellence
While both our anchor hospitals provide an extensive array of healthcare services, our Centers of Excellence provide the finest, tertiary care services in the region. These include:
- Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
- The Heart Hospital
- Mary Telfair Women's Hospital
- Institute for Advanced Bone and Joint Surgery
- Institute for Neurosciences
Accredited Healthcare That's Backed By Experience
Both St. Joseph's Hospital and Candler Hospital are individually accredited by the Joint Commission, while the health system is one of a select few in the country to have achieved network accreditation status. Additionally, St. Joseph's/Candler is the only health provider in the region to have achieved MAGNET status for nursing excellence.
Our affiliation with Emory University HealthCare further provide our patients with access to such services as transplants and National Cancer Institute-supported services.
St. Joseph's/Candler is the region's only faith-based, not-for-profit health institution and through our affiliate hospitals and health services, we are the largest and most experienced healthcare provider in the region.
Read more about our accreditations here.
Contact Us
For more information, please call St. Joseph's Hospital at 912-819-4100 or Candler Hospital at 912-819-6000.