Mercy Hospital Hosting Celebration September 24
Mercy Hospital, located at the edge of the River Bend Neighborhood at 6th and University Avenues, has announced the upcoming Mercy Day. It will be September 24.
A luncheon will be served from 11 am - 1:30 pm, at the Mercy Medical Center Campus, 3rd and University Avenues.
Mercy Day is an annual celebration to mark the opening of the first House of Mercy founded in 1827, in Dublin, Ireland.
On December 8, 1893, Mercy Hospital opened its doors at the site of Hoyt Sherman Place on Woodland Avenue. When it opened, there were two private rooms and a ward for five patients.
From the hospital’s modest start by six nuns, Mercy has evolved into one of Iowa’s leading medical centers, celebrating many of Iowa’s medical “firsts” and “bests”.
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