Dignity Health St. Joseph's Medical Center has served the Stockton community for more than 125 years. Founded in 1899 by Father William O'Connor and administered by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, it is the largest hospital and one of the largest private employers in San Joaquin County. Today it operates as a not-for-profit, fully accredited, 355-bed regional teaching hospital within the Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health system. St. Joseph's serves a regional population of approximately 700,000 across the greater metro area and is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.
As a Sponsoring Institution for Graduate Medical Education, St. Joseph's supports nine ACGME-accredited residency programs including a Urology residency that launched in July 2021 in partnership with Touro University Medical Group. The physician joining TUMG will practice within this academic environment with direct access to resident trainees and medical students.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Facility Type | Not-for-profit regional teaching hospital |
| Year Founded | 1899 |
| Licensed Beds | 355 |
| Physician Staff | Over 700 |
| Employees | More than 2,400 |
| Ownership | Voluntary nonprofit, Catholic |
| Parent System | Dignity Health / CommonSpirit Health |
| Address | 1800 N. California St, Stockton, CA 95204 |
| County | San Joaquin County |
| Regional Population Served | ~700,000 |
| Inpatient Admissions (annual) | ~21,000 |
| ER Visits (annual) | ~110,000 (one of the highest-volume EDs in Northern CA) |
| Births (annual) | ~3,400+ |
| Residency Programs | 9 ACGME-accredited programs |
| Robotic Surgery | DaVinci Xi and DaVinci 5 |
| Community Benefit Investment | ~$95M+ annually |
| Recent Facility Investment | ~$250M in recent years |
St. Joseph's is part of Dignity Health, which operates as a regional brand within CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit Catholic health systems in the United States. CommonSpirit Health serves communities across 21 states and delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 care sites and 138 hospital-based locations. Physicians at St. Joseph's benefit from the resources, technology investment, and network strength of a major health system while practicing in a community hospital environment with strong local identity and deep community ties.
Touro University California, established in 1997, is a graduate health sciences university offering degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, nursing, public health, and education. Its mission centers on educating caring professionals to serve, lead, and teach. The university recruits students from diverse backgrounds nationally and is part of the broader Touro College and University System, which enrolls approximately 19,000 students across campuses in New York, Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, Florida, California, and Nevada.
The TUMG-SJMC partnership creates a privademics model: physicians maintain a fully supported private practice with shared call and access to hospital resources, while contributing to residency education and having the infrastructure of an academic appointment without the traditional constraints of a university-employed academic position.
