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Monday, December 11, 2006

1873: St. Francis Hospital Fund Raiser

Back when St. Francis Hospital was in its infancy, Franciscan Sister Hiacinth was looking for money in order to keep her hospital running. In these days of 900 to 1,000 dollar per day hospital stays, it seems unbeliveble that the Sisters of St. Francis treated ALL patients: those who could pay for the service and those who were destitute.

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