St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center is a hospital

Hospital

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 in Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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. St. Mary's is a subsidiary of Ascension Health

Ascension Health

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, and is a teaching affiliate of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

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. The American College of Surgeons verified the emergency department as a level II trauma center.

History

In 1873, the pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in East Saginaw, Fr. Francis van der Bom, requested that the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul open a hospital in Saginaw. After arriving in 1874, the Daughters of Charity opened St. Mary's Hospital in 1875. In February 1892, a new five story building was finished. In 1928, a new building was dedicated, adding an emergency room, 4 operating rooms, a medical library, and bringing the total of beds to 156. A new facility was opened in 1961, following the demolition of the 1892 building. The St. Mary's burn unit was opened in 1975. The first open heart surgery was performed at St. Mary's on Sept. 10, 1984.

External links

• St. Mary's of Michigan website
• Ascension Health website