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 Studio Inn is also across from the new Kaiser Downey Medical Center, a state-of-the-art 675,000 square-foot hospital with more than 350 beds, a 24-hour pharmacy, and a 49-bed emergency room. Our Downey, CA hotel is just minutes away from LAX and Long Beach Airports.