St. Mary's Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in
Enid, Oklahoma
Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, Garfield County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the openin ...
.
History
It was founded in 1915 as Enid Government Springs Sanatorium by Dr. G.A. Boyle and Dr. T.B. Hinson.
[History of Saint Mary's]
''Enid News & Eagle'', January 12, 2008 In 1921, Boyle retired, leaving Hinson in charge. Ownership and operations were transferred to the
Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood are a contemplative and cloistered religious institute of the Catholic Church. They were founded in 1861 by Catherine Aurelia Caouette in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
History
The ''Sœurs Adoratrice ...
on June 1, 1937.
Hinson died in 1938, and the hospital was renamed St. Mary's Springs Hospital. The hospital trained nurses at
Enid High School from 1915 to 1951, and at
Phillips University
Phillips University was a private university in Enid, Oklahoma. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1998. It was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It included an undergraduate college and a graduate seminary. The university ...
from 1971 to 1973.
The hospital undertook renovations and expansions in 1939, 1949, 1953, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1972, and 1982.
Flooding damaged the hospital in 1947 and 1957.
On October 11, 1973, Boggy Creek flooded the hospital and parking lots, after 17 inches of rain fell within 8 hours.
[Hospital Evacuated]
, ''Klamath Falls, Oregon Herald & News Newspaper'', Oct. 12, 1973
Current operations
The Adorers of Wichita sponsored the hospital from 1937 to 1995, which was the longest in their history.
[Braun, David,]
Pioneering a Healing Presence
''New Vintage'', Vol 5., No. 2, June 2006, page 3 The Sisters of Mercy Health System based in Saint Louis gained ownership in 1995, calling the hospital St. Mary's Mercy Hospital.
The hospital is currently owned by Universal Health Services, since 2000, having previously leased it from the Adorers in 1985.
References
Hospital buildings completed in 1915
Tuberculosis sanatoria in the United States
Hospitals in Oklahoma
Buildings and structures in Enid, Oklahoma
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