Why Join Us

St. Luke’s Health is dedicated to enhancing community health through high-quality, cost-effective care. In partnership with our physicians and community partners, we are committed to excellence and compassion in caring for the whole person while creating healthier communities.

St. Luke’s Health is a part of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), one of the nation’s largest faith-based health systems. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, CHI operates in 17 states and comprises 100 hospitals, including two academic medical centers and a major teaching hospital; 30 critical-access hospitals; community health services organizations; accredited nursing colleges; home health agencies; and other services that span the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

CHI Texas Division is comprised of three markets: St. Luke’s Health in the Greater Houston and Lake Jackson areas, St. Luke’s Health-Memorial in East Texas, and St. Joseph Health in the Brazos Valley. St. Luke’s Health is home to the Texas Heart® Institute (THI), eight hospitals, eight community emergency centers, a Diagnostic & Treatment Center and Radiation & CyberKnife® Center, and several Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group locations throughout Greater Houston; St. Luke’s Health-Memorial is comprised of three hospitals and a long-term acute care facility. St. Joseph Health consists of five hospitals and 20 ambulatory clinics, including primary care, a freestanding emergency room, and express clinics.

Mission Statement

The mission of Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church, supported by education and research. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we create healthier communities.

Core Values

• 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: demonstrating preeminent performance, becoming the benchmark, putting forth our personal and professional best.