Mercy Hospital is a 488-bed acute care
hospital located in
Coconut Grove
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,
Miami
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,
Florida
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. It is
Miami-Dade
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County's only
Catholic
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hospital.
Mercy Hospital was established in 1950. It was a member of the
Catholic Health East until it was sold to HCA. It is sponsored by the
Sisters of St. Joseph
The Sisters of St. Joseph, also known as the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, abbreviated CSJ or SSJ, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, in 1650. This congregation, named for S ...
of
St. Augustine, Florida. The hospital has 2,300 full-time employees.
Births
* Mexican Pop singer
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...
gave birth to her second son on March 5, 2016.
Deaths
*
Carlos Andrés Pérez
References
Hospital buildings completed in 1950
Catholic hospitals in North America
Hospitals established in 1950
Hospitals in Florida
Buildings and structures in Miami
Coconut Grove (Miami)
1950 establishments in Florida
Catholic health care
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