title: Health and housing in Savannah.
abstract: St. Joseph's/Candler, a two-hospital system in Savannah, GA, and Mercy Housing East (MHE), Atlanta, a regional subsidiary of the Denver organization, collaborate on housing projects in southeastern Georgia. In Savannah, the partners transformed two local landmarks, a former hospital and a former school, into an 88-apartment development for low-income, predominantly African-American residents. St. Joseph's/Candler also provides health services to the community. As a result of their work, MHE and St. Joseph's/Candler have helped restore a historic city neighborhood. In Pembroke, GA, MHE (with support from St. Joseph's/Candler) has constructed a two-story, 30-unit, independent-living apartment development for senior citizens. Last year, St. Joseph's/Candler opened a health care facility in Pembroke.
authors.affiliation: Mission Services, St. Joseph's/Candler, Savannah, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddock
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D002410:Catholicism; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006798:Housing; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011788:Quality of Life