In 1907, the Sisters of Saint Benedict of Sioux City converted their Pierce Street property into a hospital (St. Vincent’s Hospital) and bought a house at 812 Douglas Street to be used as the working girls home and as St. Benedict’s Home for the Aged. By 1916, the facilities at St. Vincent’s Hospital had grown too cramped, so construction of a new hospital building was begun on the additional land adjoining the convent at 624 Jones Street. Local Sioux City architect William L. Steele designed the new hospital, which opened in 1917. There were 138 beds, including 80 private rooms. In 1977, St. Vincent's Hospital joined with what was then known as St. Joseph Mercy Hospital to create Marian Health Center. In 1999, its name changed to Mercy Medical Center Sioux City. – Trenton, NJ Founders: The land upon which the hospital was built was purchased from Mr. Sam'l Wilson for the sum of $1,800 of which Mr. Wilson donated $1300. Initially, this land was sufficient when the hospital opened in 1871, the first hospital in Trenton. As time went on, funding became necessary to purchase more land. In 1888, all the ground surrounding the hospital was purchased for $20,000. Initially, all surgeries were conducted in a parlor of the hospital. In 1895, construction for a new wing began, to include an operating room. The expansion also included a dedicated x-ray machine which was donated by Frank Lindmeyer. The emergency room was initially called "the accident room." Wilmington, DE Founders: In 1922, Bishop John Monaghan, Bishop of Wilmington, asked the Sisters of St. Francis to sponsor a Catholic hospital in his diocese. In 1923, a collection among the clergy and the lay Catholics of the diocese generated $178,000 for the new hospital. The sisters had committed to providing half the funding for construction. The hospital opened in October, 1924 with nine sisters, four of whom were nurses. At the same time, a school of nursing was also established. In June, 1927, the school of nursing graduated its first class of six young women.
In 1907, the Sisters of Saint Benedict of Sioux City converted their Pierce Street property into a hospital (St. Vincent’s Hospital) and bought a house at 812 Douglas Street to be used as the working girls home and as St. Benedict’s Home for the Aged. By 1916, the facilities at St. Vincent’s Hospital had grown too cramped, so construction of a new hospital building was begun on the additional land adjoining the convent at 624 Jones Street. Local Sioux City architect William L. Steele designed the new hospital, which opened in 1917. There were 138 beds, including 80 private rooms. In 1977, St. Vincent's Hospital joined with what was then known as St. Joseph Mercy Hospital to create Marian Health Center. In 1999, its name changed to Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City. Trenton, NJ Founders: The land upon which the hospital was built was purchased from Mr. Sam'l Wilson for the sum of $1,800 of which Mr. Wilson donated $1300. Initially, this land was sufficient when the hospital opened in 1871, the first hospital in Trenton. As time went on, funding became necessary to purchase more land. In 1888, all the ground surrounding the hospital was purchased for $20,000. Initially, all surgeries were conducted in a parlor of the hospital. In 1895, construction for a new wing began, to include an operating room. The expansion also included a dedicated x-ray machine which was donated by Frank Lindmeyer. The emergency room was initially called "the accident room." Wilmington, DE Founders: In 1922, Bishop John Monaghan, Bishop of Wilmington, asked the Sisters of St. Francis to sponsor a Catholic hospital in his diocese. In 1923, a collection among the clergy and the lay Catholics of the diocese generated $178,000 for the new hospital. The sisters had committed to providing half the funding for construction. The hospital opened in October, 1924 with nine sisters, four of whom were nurses. At the same time, a school of nursing was also established. In June, 1927, the school of nursing graduated its first class of six young women.
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