About Us

We are investing in the health and quality of life of our community.

Who We Are

Anchorum St. Vincent is a nonprofit Community Health Impact Organization that is re-imagining health and well-being in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

Founded in 2007 and formerly known as SVHsupport, Anchorum—pronounced an-CORE-um—is one of three St. Vincent organizations based in Santa Fe. The family also includes CHRISTUS St. Vincent—owned by a 50-50 partnership between Anchorum St. Vincent and CHRISTUS Health, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The family of organizations also includes the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Together, the St. Vincent family represents the premier health and wellness system for our community, and one of the most innovative philanthropic health-impact models in the United States.

Anchorum plays a critical leading role in the community by applying a new model of health impact initiatives: We convene like-minded philanthropic investors, nonprofits, community members, and other partners, then serve as a catalyst to make impact grants, and sound, purposeful impact investments in four key strategic areas—Social Determinants, Health Innovation, Infrastructure, and Extending the Community's Continuum of Care. Impact investments in these key areas will have measurable impact on our underserved citizens, generate social and financial returns, and directly improve the well-being of the people.

In the face of urgent local health challenges, Anchorum is positioned to positively impact the physical, environmental, and socio-economic factors that shape our community.

Who We Are

Anchorum St. Vincent is a nonprofit Community Health Impact Organization that is re-imagining health and well-being in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

Founded in 2007 and formerly known as SVHsupport, Anchorum—pronounced an-CORE-um—is one of three St. Vincent organizations based in Santa Fe. The family also includes CHRISTUS St. Vincent—owned by a 50-50 partnership between Anchorum St. Vincent and CHRISTUS Health, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The family of organizations also includes the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Together, the St. Vincent family represents the premier health and wellness system for our community, and one of the most innovative philanthropic health-impact models in the United States.

Anchorum plays a critical leading role in the community by applying a new model of health impact initiatives: We convene like-minded philanthropic investors, nonprofits, community members, and other partners, then serve as a catalyst to make impact grants, and sound, purposeful impact investments in four key strategic areas—Social Determinants, Health Innovation, Infrastructure, and Extending the Community's Continuum of Care. Impact investments in these key areas will have measurable impact on our underserved citizens, generate social and financial returns, and directly improve the well-being of the people.

In the face of urgent local health challenges, Anchorum is positioned to positively impact the physical, environmental, and socio-economic factors that shape our community.

Our Guiding Statements

Our Purpose—why we exist as an organization: To protect, honor, and build on our 150-year founding legacy of healing and care for the people of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

Our Vision—what we aim to achieve: To bring together the knowledge, resources, and skills available to meet the urgent health and care needs of our community, and inspire lasting, sustainable social impact.

Our Mission—how we will achieve our Vision: We will leverage our management expertise, financial resources, business acumen, and shared stewardship of CHRISTUS St. Vincent in partnership with like-minded organizations to address the social, behavioral, physical environment, and healthcare delivery needs of our people and community.

Our Guiding Statements

Our Purpose—why we exist as an organization: To protect, honor, and build on our 150-year founding legacy of healing and care for the people of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

Our Vision—what we aim to achieve: To bring together the knowledge, resources, and skills available to meet the urgent health and care needs of our community, and inspire lasting, sustainable social impact.

Our Mission—how we will achieve our Vision: We will leverage our management expertise, financial resources, business acumen, and shared stewardship of CHRISTUS St. Vincent in partnership with like-minded organizations to address the social, behavioral, physical environment, and healthcare delivery needs of our people and community.

Our Story

The St. Vincent story began in 1865, when four Sisters of Charity journeyed by stagecoach from Ohio to New Mexico Territory to establish St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. It was a selfless mission of healing, at a time of great need for our community.

Today, St. Vincent's is an advanced medical center, serving more than 300,000 people per year with more than 30 specialized services. Anchorum St. Vincent is one of three St. Vincent organizations based in Santa Fe, also including CHRISTUS St. Vincent and the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Together, we're continuing the original St. Vincent mission, at a time when it is needed more than ever. As the threads of our past join those of our future, a new, healthier vision is forming for the people of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

Our Story

The St. Vincent story began in 1865, when four Sisters of Charity journeyed by stagecoach from Ohio to New Mexico Territory to establish St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. It was a selfless mission of healing, at a time of great need for our community.

Today, St. Vincent's is an advanced medical center, serving more than 300,000 people per year with more than 30 specialized services. Anchorum St. Vincent is one of three St. Vincent organizations based in Santa Fe, also including CHRISTUS St. Vincent and the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Together, we're continuing the original St. Vincent mission, at a time when it is needed more than ever. As the threads of our past join those of our future, a new, healthier vision is forming for the people of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.

A Shared History

1864: Santa Fe Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy requests sisters to come to Santa Fe to establish a hospital

1865: St. Vincent Hospital and Orphanage is established by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

1866: The Territorial Legislature votes to allocate $100 per month support for the hospital and orphanage in Santa Fe

1896: A fire destroys what was then called the St. Vincent Sanatorium

1953: A new St. Vincent Hospital building opens on Palace Avenue, near the Santa Fe Plaza

1977: St. Vincent Hospital moves to its current location on 40 acres along St. Michael's Drive. and becomes a nonprofit, community hospital

2008: Creating one of the most unique philanthropic healthcare models in the United States, St. Vincent Hospital sells 50% ownership to CHRISTUS Health and becomes CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. Anchorum St. Vincent (formerly SVHsupport) becomes a separate 501(c) 3 organization in the state from the proceeds of the transaction which creates the legacy endowment in Santa Fe that supports the ongoing mission of the hospital and promotes health and wellness in the community

2015: CHRISTUS St. Vincent celebrates 150 years of serving the healthcare needs of the community

2018: SVHsupport re-branded to become Anchorum St. Vincent

Our Team

Peter F. Bastone

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Jones

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Estrada

Executive Assistant

James S. Pierce

Senior Accountant

Desiree D. Turner

Director of Community Philanthropy and Communications

Phillip Valencia

Financial Analyst

Board of Directors

Charles Goodman

Chair of the Board

David Gonzales, MD

Vice Chair of the Board

Daya Singh Khalsa

Board Member

Mark Puczynski, MD

Board Member

Y. Joel Rosen, MD, FHM, FAAFP

Board Member

Karen Wells, RN

Board Member

The St. Vincent Family

Anchorum is one of three St. Vincent organizations working together in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico with one common goal: to improve the long-term health and well-being of our community.

Each entity has unique expertise and capabilities that gain high-level engagement from their respective target audiences:

  • CHRISTUS St. Vincent represents the hospital, its dedicated physicians, nurses, technicians, staff, and state-of-the-art facilities—all providing superior, personalized healthcare to our community. Its primary audience is patients, families, and medical providers.
  • Anchorum St. Vincent is a Community Health Impact Organization—a unique nonprofit in the US that manages a large endowment for the community’s health and well-being while also owning 50% of the CHRISTUS St. Vincent. Our primary audience is the community's nonprofits, strategic partners, and philanthropic impact investors.
  • St. Vincent Hospital Foundation supports the hospital as its fundraising arm. Its primary audience is health-minded donors and philanthropists.

Working together, the three St. Vincent organizations represent the premier health and wellness system for the community of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, and one of the most innovative, philanthropic health-impact models in the United States.

The St. Vincent Family

Anchorum is one of three St. Vincent organizations working together in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico with one common goal: to improve the long-term health and well-being of our community.

Each entity has unique expertise and capabilities that gain high-level engagement from their respective target audiences:

  • CHRISTUS St. Vincent represents the hospital, its dedicated physicians, nurses, technicians, staff, and state-of-the-art facilities—all providing superior, personalized healthcare to our community. Its primary audience is patients, families, and medical providers.
  • Anchorum St. Vincent is a Community Health Impact Organization—a unique nonprofit in the US that manages a large endowment for the community’s health and well-being while also owning 50% of the CHRISTUS St. Vincent. Our primary audience is the community's nonprofits, strategic partners, and philanthropic impact investors.
  • St. Vincent Hospital Foundation supports the hospital as its fundraising arm. Its primary audience is health-minded donors and philanthropists.

Working together, the three St. Vincent organizations represent the premier health and wellness system for the community of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, and one of the most innovative, philanthropic health-impact models in the United States.

Why Partner with Us?

For our community to thrive, we must invest in the health and well-being of our people.

At Anchorum St. Vincent, this is what we do. We are a unique nonprofit organization that puts impact investments to work in the community—extending care beyond traditional boundaries and elevating our community's capacity to heal and flourish.

This means investing in vulnerable, at-risk students and their families, in telehealth, mobile integrated health, and free-standing clinics that expand the continuum of care out into the community. For examples of how we’re currently investing in the community’s well-being, click here.

Why Partner with Us?

For our community to thrive, we must invest in the health and well-being of our people.

At Anchorum St. Vincent, this is what we do. We are a unique nonprofit organization that puts impact investments to work in the community—extending care beyond traditional boundaries and elevating our community's capacity to heal and flourish.

This means investing in vulnerable, at-risk students and their families, in telehealth, mobile integrated health, and free-standing clinics that expand the continuum of care out into the community. For examples of how we’re currently investing in the community’s well-being, click here.

Leading these activities requires a thorough knowledge of the community and its health challenges, and strong relationships with local nonprofits and service-delivery organizations that can operationalize change. It also requires the proven business and financial acumen needed to identify, create, and act on opportunities for philanthropic investors. As a Community Health Impact Organization based in Santa Fe, Anchorum is ideally suited to this role of convener, catalyst, and intermediary in a unique platform.

We are interested in pooling resources with philanthropic investors who seek to offer not only financial investment, but also their expertise and their passion for impacting the health of our community in an innovative and data-driven way. We invite you to participate in this new model of health impact, and to help shape the well-being of our community. Join us.

Get involved in our community’s health.

Call us at 505-718-3050 to start the conversation.

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