| Providence Hospital | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Providence Hospital in 1909 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wallace, Idaho, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°28′24″N 115°54′52″W / 47.473258972168°N 115.91438293457°W / 47.473258972168; -115.91438293457 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Closed | 1968 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Idaho |
Providence Hospital was a hospital in Wallace, Idaho, United States, opened in 1891. 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.
The hospital survived a 1910 fire that severely damaged the city of Wallace. 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.
The actress Lana Turner, was born Julia Jean Turner, on February 8, 1921, at Providence Hospital.
References
- "Institutions". Providence.org.
- "Providence Hospital (Wallace, Idaho)". Providence Archives. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- 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.
External links
- Hospital photos at the Providence Archive