St. Anthony's Hospital is a private 393-bed hospital in

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

. It was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in 1931 and is part of BayCare Health System.

History

The hospital opened in 1920 as Faith Hospital. The hospital faced financial troubles due to the

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

and closed in 1930. In June 1931, the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany bought Faith Hospital for $40,000 (). They renamed the hospital after the Franciscan saint,

St. Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

, because of his selfless dedication to God.

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* Hospitals in Florida Buildings and structures in St. Petersburg, Florida Hospital buildings completed in 1920 1920 establishments in Florida Hospitals established in 1920 {{Florida-hospital-stub