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Providence in the West: A Timeline, 1903-1960 |
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1856-1902: Pioneering Healthcare and Education
1903-1960: Growth and Diversity
1961-1974: Transition Years
1975-2006: New Life through Collaboration
| March 1, 1905 |
Providence Hospital, Everett, Washington, opens. |
| December 2, 1910 |
St. Thomas Home, an orphanage and boarding school, opens in Great Falls, Montana (services continue today through St. Thomas Child and Family Center). |
| May 27, 1911 |
Sacred Heart Hospital -- now Providence Medford Medical Center -- opens in Medford, Oregon. |
| May 21, 1912 |
St. Vincent de Paul Province is closed: its US institutions (hospitals in Oakland, Port Townsend, Portland, Medford, and Astoria) become part of Sacred Heart Province, while western Canadian institutions become part of the new Holy Angels Province, based in Vancouver, BC. |
| April 11, 1917 |
Mother Mary of the Infant Jesus, foundress of the sisters' ministries in St. Ignatius Province, dies at St. Ignatius, Montana. |
| January 25, 1924 |
The Provincial Administration of Sacred Heart Province moves from Vancouver to the new Mount St. Vincent complex in Seattle, which also houses St. Vincent's Home for the Elderly (now Providence Mount St. Vincent). |
| August 21, 1925 |
St. Joseph Home for the Aged -- now St. Joseph Care Center-West -- opens in Spokane. |
| April 21, 1926 |
Provincial Administration of St. Ignatius Province moves from Missoula to Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane. |
| 1927 |
Centennial of Mother Gamelin's first home for the elderly in Montreal is joyfully celebrated in the sisters' new homes for the elderly in Seattle and Spokane. |
| 1920s - 1950s |
Sisters of Providence begin teaching at numerous Catholic parochial schools throughout the west, in addition to their own historic academies. |
| September 8, 1932 |
College of Great Falls opens in Great Falls, Montana (now the University of Great Falls). |
| February 9, 1938 |
Providence Hospital, Anchorage, founded (now Providence Alaska Medical Center). |
| February 25, 1941 |
Providence Child Center, Portland, begins as the St. Agnes Baby Home. |
| June 24, 1941 |
St. Peter Claver Interracial Center provides a gathering place and cultural programs for African-American and Asian-American families in Seattle. |
| September 8, 1941 |
Providence Hospital joins St. Vincent Hospital in serving the people of Portland. This is the only time the sisters opened two hospitals in the same city. |
| September 12, 1942 |
St. Joseph Hospital -- now Providence St. Joseph Medical Center -- opens in Burbank, California. This is the last hospital founded by the Sisters of Providence in the western United States. |
| 1943 |
Centennial of the Sisters of Providence religious community is celebrated throughout the west. |
| October 18, 1951 |
Provincial Administration of St. Ignatius Province moves to Mount St. Joseph, Spokane, which also provides a home and infirmary for retired sisters. |
| August 1, 1955 |
Providence High School founded in Burbank, California. |
| 1956 |
Centennial of the arrival of the Sisters of Providence in the west is marked by celebrations and publication of The Bell and the River, a biography of Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Summary |
At the end of 1960, the sisters in Sacred Heart and St. Ignatius Provinces operated 22 hospitals, 9 of their own academies, 12 parish schools, 4 homes for the elderly, and 3 other care facilities. |
Providence Archives, Seattle, Washington
Last revised May 16, 2008
For more information, contact us at archives@providence.org
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