STORY HIGHLIGHTS. 1  Mobile, Alabama, says the city's first Mardi Gras celebration was in 1703. 2  Mobile claims it introduced the celebration to New Orleans years later. 3  The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was in 1837.
For other uses, see Saint Mary's Hospital (disambiguation). For other uses, see St. Mary Medical Center (disambiguation). St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) is a hospital in Long Beach, California, US. It is currently operated by Dignity Health. SMMC has all private acute care rooms for patients.
The Denver company that owns St. John's Health Center in Santa Monicaâ¦ (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angelesâ¦) The owner of St. Johnâs Health Center intends to sell the storied Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System in Denver said it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Providence, which owns St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank and four other Southern California hospitals.