Providence in the West: A Timeline, 1961-1974

June 14, 1961	Provincial Administration of Sacred Heart Province moves to newly constructed Providence Heights College of Sister Formation, in Issaquah, Washington. The college offered liberal arts degrees to sisters from both St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Provinces and from many other religious communities.
1962-1965	The Second Vatican Council calls for renewal of the Roman Catholic Church and leads to sweeping changes in religious life.
May 1, 1966	Saint Joseph Residence, Seattle, opens as a retirement home and infirmary for sisters of Sacred Heart Province.
July 1966	Sisters adopt modified habits in keeping with Vatican II reforms.
August 4, 1966	Providence Academy, Vancouver, closes after 110 years of service.
September 1966	Pioneering a new ministry, three sisters open St. Monica Parish Service Center, Coos Bay, Oregon, to train and assist lay people in religious education programs and parish development.
October 16, 1967	St. Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, is transferred to a community group and continues today as Southwest Washington Medical Center.
June 30, 1968	Unable to finance necessary renovation, the sisters transfer sponsorship of St. Joseph Hospital, Fairbanks, to a community group.
November 20, 1969	William Connolly is hired as first lay administrator of a hospital (Providence Portland) in Sacred Heart Province.
June 1, 1969	Providence Heights College of Sister Formation closes after only eight years.
April 13, 1970	After ninety years of service, St. Mary Hospital, Astoria, Oregon, is sold.
1970s	Due to declining numbers and a changing focus for their ministries, the sisters withdraw from their commitment to staff parochial schools. Individual sisters remain in education ministry, teaching in parish schools, CCD programs, or adult education.
June 1974	The sisters' historic school in Missoula, Sacred Heart Academy, merges with Loyola High School to become Loyola Sacred Heart, under sponsorship of the Diocese of Helena.
December 31, 1974	St. Clare Hospital, Fort Benton, Montana, is transferred to sponsorship of Choteau County.
Summary	At the end of 1974, the sisters in St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Provinces sponsored 17 hospitals, 1 high school, 1 college, and several care centers for children or the elderly.