Good Samaritan Hospital is located in

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. It is the main hospital for

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and

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. It is located along Willow Street and Sixth Street on Vincennes' South Side. Efforts to found a hospital in Knox County began in 1901 with a local

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, the Columbian Reading Circle. Opening in 1908, it was named for the

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and became the first county hospital in Indiana. Edith Willis served as its first superintendent from 1908 to 1944. The hospital contains, among other facilities, the Heart Center, Medical Arts Building, Same Day Surgery Center,

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Pavilion, Gibault Memorial Tower (named for

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missionary

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), and the Charles C. Hedde M.D. Health Education Center. Additionally, Good Samaritan maintains a

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office at the Bierhaus Building on N. Second Street. Good Samaritan is a partner of the

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as part of the college's Southwest Indiana Internal Medicine Residency program.

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Good Samaritan Hospital Site

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