St. Francis Medical Center is a hospital within the City of

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located on Hamilton Avenue and was owned by Trinity Health.

History

St. Francis Hospital was founded in 1874 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. The hospital was introduced a plaque in honor of President

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in 1968. Today, the plaque is placed at the corner of Hamilton Ave. and Chambers St. The building consists of a parking lot, emergency entrance (which has an entrance for only ambulances), and a main building. Capital Health entered an agreement to purchase St. Francis Medical Center in 2022 and assumed operational control starting at midnight on 12/21/22. It was renamed Capital Health- East Trenton. The hospital was the birthplace of

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Justice

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References

External links

* Hospitals in New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey {{TrentonNJ-stub