Gadsden in Etowah County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Sisters Missionary Servants Of The Most Blessed Trinity
Inscription.
On January 25, 1925 the Sisters acquired the 25 - bed Gadsden General Hospital on Chestnut Street and renamed it Holy Name of Jesus Hospital. The Hospital grew under the leadership of the Founders, Father Thomas A. Judge, C. M. and Mother Mary Boniface Keasey, M. S. B. T. In 1931 a new 120 - bed hospital was constructed on this site on land purchased from the Moragne family. Other additions were made during the 1960s and 1970s and the capacity was increased to 281 beds. In 1991 the Sisters transferred ownership of the Medical Center in order to assume new ministries. The service of 175 Sisters to the people of Northeast Alabama spanned 66 years and touched hundreds of thousands of lives. The Sisters will long be remembered for promoting a family spirit and a tradition of caring.
Erected in 1991 by the Volunteer Corps and Friends of the Hospital and the Etowah County Historical Society.
Erected 1991 by Etowah County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1935.
Location. 34° 0.326′ N, 86° 0.217′ W. Marker is in Gadsden, Alabama, in Etowah County. Marker is at the intersection of South 1st Street and South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South 1st Street. Marker located next to the emergency entrance to Riverside Regional Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 South 3rd Street, Gadsden AL 35901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gadsden Municipal Amphitheatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden Amphitheater (approx. ¼ mile away); Paul Harvey Loyalty Day (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gadsden, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); John H. Wisdom (approx. half a mile away); Emma Sansom Monument (approx. half a mile away); The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bunk Richardson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gadsden.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,818 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.