Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is a for-profit

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. It is owned and operated by

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History

The

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opened Sister's Hospital in 1908. The sisters had been living in the area since 1877 and had previously opened Mount Saint Mary's Academy. In 1912, a new facility was added and the hospital was renamed Saint Mary's Hospital. Additions have since been added at that original site, leading to today's Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Saint Mary's became an affiliate of

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in 2006. Saint Mary's lost money under CHW ownership and in 2012, the hospital was sold to the for-profit

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