St._Mary's_Hospital,_Galveston

St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston

St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston

Hospital in Texas, United States

For other uses, see Saint Mary's Hospital.

St. Mary's Hospital was a Catholic hospital founded in 1866 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Galveston, Texas, United States.

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Founded in 1867,[1] it was the first private hospital in Texas.[2][3]

In 1869, the hospital became St. Mary's Infirmary, and it was renamed as St. Mary's Hospital in 1965.[1] St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing opened in 1907 and continued through 1968.[1]

The hospital was closed and sold in 1996 to the neighboring University of Texas Medical Branch.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hegarty, CCVI, Sister M. Loyola (June 1, 1995). "St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "St. Mary's Hospital now on selling block/Sisters to redefine Galveston mission". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. [3]
    "The Christus legacy: Answering the call". Christus Health. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. [4]
    "St. Mary's Hospital will close/UT branch to buy 128-year-old unit". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2009-10-03.


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