Hospital Hill is located north of Franklin Ave, between Harriman and Lava, sign is located near Lava and Oregon.
Marker Name: B11 - Hospital Hill
Marker Text: A new chapter in Central Oregon medical care began when Father Luke Sheehan, of Bend’s St. Francis of Assisi church met Mother Superior Gertrude Moffit while on a ship returning from Ireland. Father Luke described the growing frontier town to Mother Superior and lamented the shortage of quality medical care. The Mother Superior was moved by the town’s plight and send several sisters to Bend to work in the small hospital. It wasn’t long before the town outgrew the hospital and in 1921, the original St. Charles Hospital opened here at Franklin Avenue and Lava Road.
Built: 1923
This Heritage Walk plaque was donated by Bend Title Company
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