The first health care facility established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1920, St. Joseph is a full-service acute care facility with two campuses. St. Joseph Health System- Humboldt County (SJHS-HC) includes St. Joseph Hospital-Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital. SJHS-HC employs approximately 1,200 individuals in a variety of clinical and support roles and is one of the region's largest employers.
Nestled on the scenic Northern California coastline, Eureka is 280 miles north of San Francisco, and 100 miles south of the Oregon border. This family-friendly city of approximately 40,000 is bordered to the west by the beautiful Humboldt Bay and to the east by mountains thick with giant redwoods. Visitors and citizens alike enjoy boating, sport fishing, kayaking and backpacking.