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.
These hospitals are located north of the 10 Freeway: 1  Alhambra Hospital Medical Center â Alhambra. 2  Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center â Lancaster. 3  Barlow Respiratory Hospital â Los Angeles. 4  Burbank Community Hospital â Burbank (closed 1997) (renamed Thompson Memorial Medical Center Hospital) 5  California Hospital Medical Center â Los Angeles.