Warren Sherman in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Toledo's First Hospital

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021

1. Toledo's First Hospital Marker

Inscription.

St. Vincent's Hospital, renamed the St. Vincent Medical Center in 1983, was founded in 1855 by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, the "Grey Nuns." They came, following the 1854 cholera epidemic, in answer to a plea from a local Catholic priest "to raise orphans and help cure the sick." The facility has been located at this site since 1858.

Erected 1988 by St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 25-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 41° 40.128′ N, 83° 32.594′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Warren Sherman. Marker is on Vermont Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Machen Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is in the drop-off area for Mercy-Health Children's Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2213 Cherry Street, Toledo OH 43608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Worker Memorial Day (a few steps from this marker); Birckhead Place

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mercy Hospital of Toledo / Mercy Hospital School of Nursing (approx. 0.8 miles away); Private Mark Wood (approx. 0.8 miles away); Willys-Overland Finishing Plant (approx. 0.8 miles away); George Duncan Forsyth (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Also see . . . Hospital to celebrate history of Grey Nuns. Excerpt:

The Grey Nuns no longer walk the halls of Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, but 160 years after they came to Toledo, their spirit lives on in the hospital.

(Submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021

2. Toledo's First Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 126 times this year. Last updated on June 7, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.