Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Birmingham’s Oldest Hospital
Photographed By Tim Carr, February 13, 2010
1. St. Vincent’s Hospital Marker
Inscription.
St. Vincent’s Hospital. Birmingham’s Oldest Hospital. 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.
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.
Erected 1999 by Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society / St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Location. 33° 30.572′ N, 86° 47.314′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of St. Vincents Drive and University Blvd South, in the median on St. Vincents Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
This hospital, rated as one of the finest in the South, was erected in 1900 by the Sisters of Charity, of the Order of St. Vincent de Paul. It was named for St. Vincent de Paul, who founded this order in Paris, France, in 1625.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,506 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on October 6, 2013. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
