Mercy Hospital
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Gosffo
N 40° 26.209 W 079° 59.092
17T E 586097 N 4476736
Believe it or not, this hospital was started by 7 Sister's of Mercy!
Waymark Code: WM8MD9
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2010
Views: 9
Marker Text: Founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Mercy as Pittsburgh's first hospital. Medical internships began in 1848, and the nursing school in 1893. This was the first Mercy hospital worldwide, caring for all patients, especially the community's poor.
Marker Name: Mercy Hospital
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 05/27/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: 1400 Locust St., Pittsburgh
Category: Education, Professions & Vocations, Religion, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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