Providence Hospital (Wallace, Idaho)

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Providence Hospital in 1909
Providence Hospital (Wallace, Idaho)
Geography
Location Wallace, Idaho, United States
Coordinates 47°28′24″N115°54′52″W / 47.473258972168°N 115.91438293457°W / 47.473258972168; -115.91438293457
History
Opened1891
Closed1968
Links
Lists Hospitals in Idaho

Providence Hospital was a hospital in Wallace, Idaho, United States, opened in 1891. [1] It was established by the Sisters of Providence, a Roman Catholic order of nuns from Montreal, and part of the Providence Hospital System. It closed in 1968 due to aging facilities. [2]

The hospital survived a 1910 fire that severely damaged the city of Wallace. [3] A statue of Jesus of the Sacred Heart, which sat in the first-story window of the hospital, has been missing for several decades as of 2011. [3]

The actress Lana Turner, was born Julia Jean Turner, on February 8, 1921, at Providence Hospital. [4]

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References

  1. "Institutions". Providence.org .
  2. "Providence Hospital (Wallace, Idaho)". Providence Archives . Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Kramer, Becky (December 31, 2011). "Quest for history". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. Fernandes, Charles (July 3, 1995). "A star was born in Idaho; Wallace folks remember Turner's early years. Her family moved to San Francisco when she was 6 years old". Lewiston Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Retrieved June 25, 2017.