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Mercy Medical Center of Oshkosh history
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1893 Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk opens The pastor of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Tomahawk asks the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother to start a hospital there, which begins in 1893 in a ramshackle building that formerly housed a saloon.
A new hospital is built and dedicated in 1894.
1898 Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center opens in Wabasha, Minnesota The Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother travel from Wisconsin to establish a hospital in the rural Minnesota community of Wabasha.
1899 St Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton opens In 1885, the mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin, invites the (Wheaton) Franciscan Sisters to open a hospital in his community. It takes a number of years, but in 1899 the city agrees to donate land to the Sisters for the first site of St Elizabeth Hospital.
1909 Columbia Hospital opens in Milwaukee A small group of physicians and community leaders found Columbia Hospital to provide additional patient care and encourage medical research and education.
One of the Wheaton hospitals, Elmbrook Memorial (bottom), began in 1910 as Misericordia Hospital, sponsored by the Misericordia Sisters.
That property’s new owner, facing financial difficulties, sells the property back to the (Wheaton) Franciscan Sisters in 1937.
In 1987, the sisters transfer sponsorship of the hospital to the Catholic Health Corporation — now known as Catholic Health Initiatives — and the facility is renamed Good Samaritan Health Center.
1993 Covenant Healthcare in Milwaukee is established The Wheaton Franciscan hospitals in the Milwaukee area (collectively WFSI-Milwaukee) and St Francis Hospital (top) affiliate to create Covenant Healthcare.
1995 Affinity Health System – Fox Valley is established Wheaton Franciscan enters into an agreement with the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother to form Affinity Health System in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin.
Oshkosh Public Museum damaged by fire.1996:Railroad tracks removed from center of town.
Mercy Medical Center opened a new $50 million hospital on the west side of Oshkosh.2002:Oshkosh YMCA opened second facility on west side.
In 2009, the Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital opens in Franklin as a partnership with local orthopedic physicians.
2010 New Columbia St Mary’s opens in Milwaukee Columbia St Mary’s opens a new $417 million hospital that is a national model for safe, efficient, patient-centered healthcare.
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