{"id":28881,"date":"2018-09-18T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avemariavillage.org\/?page_id=28881"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:40:13","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smphealth.org\/avemaria\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History & Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/strong>SMP Health – Ave Maria<\/span> opened its doors in 1962 as Central Dakota Nursing Home. The facility was built in response to a need identified by residents of the Jamestown area for a home for the aged with a Christian philosophy and atmosphere. With the help of local leadership and fund raising, the facility was built by Lutheran Hospitals and Homes Society of Fargo, North Dakota (later known as Lutheran Health Systems), who operated it from 1962 to 1995. At that time, Lutheran Health Systems merged with Banner Health, another not-for-profit health care system, based in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

In 2000, Banner Health decided to divest itself of all its hospitals and nursing homes in North Dakota. Five of these facilities, including Central Dakota, were acquired by the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation Health System (SMPHS), based in Fargo, which took over operations in 2002. This was the beginning of our Catholic sponsorship.<\/p>\n

A major renovation and addition to the facility were completed in 2004, and we changed our name to Ave Maria Village in 2008. A chapel, transportation center, and hospice suite were added in 2013.<\/p>\n

In 2021, with intentions of better reflecting the Catholic identity of our faith-based ministry, Ave Maria Village was changed to SMP Health – Ave Maria.<\/p>\n

Present<\/strong>
\nToday, we strive to provide compassionate care in the spirit of Christ to our residents. The characteristics of our residents however have changed over the years. Largely due to shortened hospital lengths of stay over the years, many of our residents have very complex medical issues requiring more care and resources than in the past.<\/p>\n

Future
\n<\/strong>Health care is a continually changing field, and the future for SMP Health – Ave Maria<\/span> will be as challenging as it is exciting.<\/p>\n

Our goal is to help our residents maintain their personal independence and quality of life, which is why we will continually work to find new and different ways to deliver healing hospitality and care.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-12″ el_id=”secondary”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”page-sidebar-1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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