1. “I chose to work at St. Francis
Hospital because it offers nearly
Franciscan Health System
Insert Headline Here every avenue of nursing one
could want - from critical access
facilities like [St. Elizabeth]
St. Joseph Medical Center
1717 South J Street
Hospital to a trauma center in St.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Joseph Medical Center. Also,
Franciscan Health system
stands alone in their mission and
values."
St. Francis Hospital
Dino Johnson, RN 34515 Ninth Avenue South
SFH, Emergency Dept.
Federal Way, WA 98003
Unit Educator
A mission to heal,
St. Clare Hospital
A promise to care 11315 Bridgeport Way SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
 Best Place to Heal
 Best Community Health
Resources St. Elizabeth Hospital
1455 Battersby Avenue
 Best Place to Work Enumclaw, WA 98022
 Best Performance
Franciscan Hospital
St. Anthony
11567 Canterwood Blvd. NW
"As a new RN, I chose to work at
Franciscan Health System
Health System Gig Harbor, WA 98332
because I felt it offered the best Advanced Medicine, Trusted Care
residency program. Franciscan
Health System provides a culture Clinics
Franciscan Medical Group
Tacomawhich values its DuPont
patients/customers - I can practice Way
Enumclaw Federal
Gig Harbor
nursing excellence here and Lakewood
Milton
continue to grow in my Port Orchard
Poulsbo
profession."
Puyallup Cecelia Endicott
For More Information visit: Tami M Smith
www.fhshealth.org/fmgclinic.aspx
February 2011

2. Franciscan Health System Franciscan Health The History of
CEO System Benefits Franciscan Health System
Mr. Wilzeck is the Chief
Executive Officer and President  Discounts for fitness clubs
of Franciscan Health Systems
and the Senior Vice President of  100% Coverage for preventive
Divisional Operations for care services
Catholic Health Initiatives.
Every year, Mr. Wilzcek makes  Walking programs and logs
an annual announcement on
the Franciscan Health System  Daily low-fat choices in the
website. His first order of Joseph Wilczek cafeteria
business is to thank the 8,100
employees for their dedication.  Free flu shots annually
 Free smoking cessation programs  In 1891 The Sisters of St. Francis of
that assist in quitting smoking Philadelphia moved to Tacoma
Washington to open a new hospital. The
 A website for Health Risk new hospital was designed to fulfill the
SWOT spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of
Assessment (HRA)
the city of Tacoma and all who came to
Strength: Franciscan Health System is their doors. St. Joseph Hospital was born.
 Disease Management Programs to
a leader in newest medical techniques.
assist employees who have chronic
 1900 St. Joseph became a nursing school
health conditions
Weakness: Franciscan Health System that had a tough curriculum that lasted
does not promote themselves to the two and half years. The school was run by
 Online health library and family Sisters M. Zacharia and M. Crucifixa. The
public. education classes two Sisters were founders of St. Joseph
Opportunities: Franciscan Health Hospital in 1891.
System allows their employees  1906 St. Joseph was known as the
flexibility and treats their Part-time Effective March 01, 2011 hospital of choice by expecting mothers.
employees with the same respect as Along with regular drug testing, if an
their Full-Time employees, including applicant tests Positive for Tobacco  1915 St. Joseph moved to a modern
benefits. the application is terminated. building. The new hospital took up the
block of South 18th Street and South 19th
Franciscan Health System is
Threats: March 2011 Franciscan SMOKE FREE
Street. It had 300 private and semi-
private rooms.
Health System is testing tobacco as part
of their pre-employment screening. This
may cause negative press and may be  1974 St. Joseph Medical Center opened to
the public. After 36 years, the hospital is
become an ethical fight.
a land mark in the Tacoma skyline.
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