The Irish standard., 1910-11-05
ST. MARYS HOSPITAL
TO Be ENLARGED
Ground Purchased for the Erection
of a New Building to
Cost 100000.
When Proposed Improvements Are
Made it Will Rank First
in This City.

are remarkably successful. The Sis
ters' schools and the Home for the
Aged are instances in which evidences
of the devotion of the sisterhood are
to be seen and admired. But teach
ing and caring for the aged are not
the only pursuits that the Sisters
have chosen to follow. They are to
be found wherever they can minister
to human wants. In the school room,
in the Home for the Aged and in the
hospital-these are the places where
the Sisters are doing their best work,
the places where are offered the best
opportunities of molding character
and alleviating life's cares. And 1t
may be added also that these are
the places in which the greatest per-
sonal sacrifices are to be made.
In caring for the sick the Sisters
have always played prominent part.
The hospitals in their charge are to
be found wherever hospitals are
necessary. Minneapolis is fortunate
in having a hospital in charge of the
Sisters which is a credit to the city
During the more than twenty years
of its existence st. Mary's hospital
has been pushing it's way to the front
among institutions of it's kind. 1t has
been gradually enlarged and new
equipment has been added until the
time is near when it will be in reality
what it has always aimed to become,
the first hospital in Minneapolis.
During the past few years $4,000
have been expended in improving the
buildings. A grand new entrance has
been built and number of other i'm.
provements have been added The
most significant step taken for many
years to indicate the future growth
of st. Mary's was taken a short time
ago when the remaining lots in the
block on which the hospital stands
were purchased with a view to beau
tifying the grounds and erecting a
new building which, when completed,
| will more than double the present
capacity of the institution.
The need for charging St. Mary's
hospital has been felt for number
of years. Patients applying for ad-
mittance have been constantly turned
away owing to lack of room. The in
ability to cope with the demands
made upon it led to the purchase
of ground for the new building. The
entire block on Sixth street between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth ave-
nues south is now the property of St.
Mary's hospital.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the residences on the block
will be removed as soon as spring
opens and the work of identifying
the grounds will be begun. The ad-
ministration building, which is at
present annexed to the hospital, will
be removed to the Twenty-fourth
street side Of the block and ground
will be broken for the new build.
ing which will cost 100000. The
new structure will be joined to the
old main building and will double the
amount of floor space now in use.
The new entrance which was recent.
ly made was planned with the end in
view Of connecting the proposed ad.
dition with the building now standing.
When the plans for the proposed
changes are carried to completion
st. Mary's hospital will take first rank
amount of space and equipment will
! amoutn of space and equipment will
enable it to cope with the demands
made upon it for years to come. The
hospital is beautifully located, over.
looking the Mississippi river and
when in addition to it's advantageous
location the spacious grounds which
have been secured are cleared and
beautified, st. Mary's will be one OF
the most beautiful as we'll as the
most commodious in Minneapolis.
The efficiency Of the training school
for nurses has been recognized to
such an extent that it is impossible
to accommodate more than a small
percentage of those who are anxious
to pursue the course offered. When
the new building is completed this
will be greatly enlarged.
st. Mary's hospital is keeping pace
with the progress of the city. It lie
doing good work and doing it well
as the flourishing condition of the
institution shows.