|
 St. Vincent's Hospital - Birmingham, AL
N 33° 30.571 W 086° 47.321
16S E 519626 N 3707794
The St. Vincent's Hospital historical marker is located at the intersection of St. Vincent's Drive and University Blvd South, in the median on St. Vincent's Drive.
Waymark Code: WMVDDF
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2017
Views: 5
The St. Vincent's Hospital historical marker is a metal Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society marker with the society's seal at the top. The marker was placed by St. Vincent's Hospital and the Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society.
Marker Name: St. Vincent's Hospital Birmingham Oldest Hospital
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Named for St. Vincent de Paul, founder of the Daughters of Charity in France in 1633, the hospital opened December 20, 1898 in the temporarily rented Henry F. DeBardelaben mansion at 206 15th Street South. Father Patrick A. O’Reilly founded the hospital together with Sisters Antonia, Benedicta, Patricia and Placida. Filling Birmingham’s desperate need for a hospital, the magnificent original building was dedicated on this site on November 29, 1900 at a cost of $223,000. The State’s first School of Nursing was founded here by Sister Chrysostom Moynahan, Alabama’s first Registered Nurse. The current facility was dedicated May 25, 1974. On December 5, 1997 the Women’s and Children’s Center and Bruno Conference Center were added.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1999
Marker Number: None
|
Visit Instructions:
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location. Also if you know of any additional links not already mentioned about this bit of Alabama history please include that in your log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|
|