Humble Beginnings for St. Mary's Hospital in Oshkosh

Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh is celebrating 125 Years

Between now and the final celebration in September, we will share some stories and facts to show how far we have come in furthering the vision of the initial Sisters. The first of these is below about our humble beginnings.

Thank you for all you do at Mercy for the patients we have served for 125 years.

  

Humble Beginnings of St. Mary's Hospital

   

In early 1891, the Reverend Roman Scholter, Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Oshkosh convinces Mother M. Frances Streitel, Superior General of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, to establish a hospital in the city.  An old 2-story building on the corner of Merritt and Boyd Streets is purchased for $6,074.71. 

·         On Feb 25,  10 Sisters arrive in Oshkosh, from Marshfield, to clean, scrub, and prepare the building for patients.         

·         By March 11, 1891, they were ready to see patients in the temporary Hospital, with room for 15 beds.

These short articles appeared in Jeremy Normington-Slay's Friday News & Notes emails sent out to all Mercy employees in 2016.  The historical and Archival Material was provided by Michele Matucheski, Librarian and Archivist at Mercy Medical Center.