Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Saint Thomas Hospital

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 4, 2009

1. Saint Thomas Hospital Marker

Inscription. On April 11, 1898, at the request of Nashville Bishop Thomas Byrne, the Daughters of Charity opened St. Thomas Hospital on this site in the former home of Judge J.M. Dickinson. Named for Byrne's patron saint, the hospital began as a 26-bed "refuge for the sick," opened a new building in 1902, operated a School of Nursing, and grew to 333 beds before moving in 1974 to 4220 Harding Road.

Erected 1988 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 102.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1957.

Location. 36° 9.127′ N, 86° 48.047′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is on Hayes Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wallace University School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Governors' Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rock Block (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Cornelius Vanderbilt (approx. ¼ mile away); Vanderbilt University (approx. ¼ mile away); Vanderbilt University Gateposts (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashville Academy of Medicine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Saint Thomas Hospital (past & present). (Submitted on December 2, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

Saint Thomas Hospital Marker 'reverse' image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 4, 2009

2. Saint Thomas Hospital Marker 'reverse'

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 4, 2009

3. Saint Thomas Hospital Marker

Baptist Hospital is now on the site.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,763 times since then and 143 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.