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Provena Hospitals company history timeline

1860

1860 – Father Francis Delaplace founded the religious congregation called Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary.

1891

Victory Memorial Hospital: The “people’s hospital” In 1891 a group of Lake County residents, concerned about the lack of a hospital in the county, organized the Lake County Hospital Association and opened a six-bed hospital at 720 North Avenue in Waukegan.

1897

1897 – The Emergency Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois, was opened, with the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary taking an active role in the operations of the hospital.

1903

1903 – St Elizabeth Hospital added the east wing to accommodate more services for the changing times.

1919

1919 – St Elizabeth added a fourth floor medical surgical unit to accommodate 170 patients.

1929

Saint Therese Medical Center: Care, support, and medical training Saint Therese Hospital, established by the Missionary Sisters, Servants of the Holy Spirit, opened its doors in Waukegan in 1929.

1929 – John H. Harrison of the Commercial News gave funds for the building of a new wing on the southeast corner of Lakeview Hospital.

1959

1959 – A fund drive was conducted to raise money to rebuild and modernize both St Elizabeth and Lake View Hospitals.

1973

In 1973, Saint Therese was designated an area-wide trauma center and staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in trauma care.

1973 – St Elizabeth was named the area-wide trauma center for the region.

1980

1980 – Lakeview broke ground to build the most extensive hospital building program in local history.

1981

1981 – The Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary purchased Briarcliff Manor in Bourbonnais.

1981 – The Oncology Center for Danville was opened southwest of the Lakeview Memorial Hospital.

1982

1982 – St Elizabeth opened the new west wing, which included a new emergency department, surgery center, obstetrics office and laboratory.

1985

In 1985, to more accurately reflect the breadth of its services and programs, the hospital changed its name to Saint Therese Medical Center.

1989

1989 – Mercy Hospital merged with Burnham City Hospital in Champaign to form Provena Covenant Medical Center.

1992

1992 – The United Samaritans Foundation started its donor recognition program, an association giving program and the Women Aware and HALO community outreach programs.

2006

The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County was incorporated on June 6, 2006.

2011

2011 – In November, through the merger of Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care, Presence Health was created.

2017

2017 – In August, OSF HealthCare, under the sponsorship of the Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis, signed a letter of intent to take ownership of Presence Covenant Medical Center.

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