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Detroit Memorial Hospital |
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In 1845 the Daughters of Charity founded St. Vincent's Hospital, the first in Michigan. They moved to the present site in 1850, renaming the hospital St. Mary's. Here charitable, non-sectarian care included attention to orphans, epidemic victims and the insane until separate facilities were provided. During the Civil and Spanish-American wars, St. Mary's served as a military hospital. Gradually it expanded to provide 325 beds and a wide range of medical and teaching services. Extensive remodeling ensured patient comfort and modernized care. Its voluntary closing in 1949 promoted a non-profit corporation of St. Mary's physicians to purchase and rename the hospital Detroit Memorial. Thus, a long tradition of medical care continues on this site.
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