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
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 • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Women. 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Worker Memorial Day (a few steps from this
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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 July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,867 times since then and 87 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.
