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1879
Sisters of Mercy opened St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Dubuque at the request
of Bishop John Hennessy.
1880
The Sisters acquired the current site of Mercy Medical Center and the new St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital was opened and dedicated in July.
1885
The Sisters of Mercy opened St. Joseph's Sanitarium, the Tri-states' first
mental health facility.
1892
The Sisters constructed the 150-bed St. Anthony's Home for the Aged adjacent
to the hospital.
1902
The first class of St. Joseph's School of Nursing graduated. The school was
founded by the Sisters of Mercy.
1905
Due to growth of the community, a major expansion of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
doubled its size.
1922
A new Nurses' Home was built and dedicated.
1947
A 200-bed addition to the hospital (the current '47 building) was completed
to offer “the latest equipment of the day in operating rooms, laboratories
and x-ray, as well as modern accommodations for patients and staff.”
1970
The Sisters of Mercy dedicated a $9.5-million facility consolidating all health
and medical services under one administration at one site.
1976
Dubuque's Mercy Hospital was incorporated into the 17-hospital system of Mercy
Health Services with headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
1978
Mercy Hospital merged with the 95-bed Dyersville Community Hospital to form
Mercy Health Center with hospitals in Dubuque and Dyersville.
1981
The Sisters of St. Francis and the Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation consolidated
the 132-bed Xavier Hospital in Dubuque with Mercy Health Center.
1998
Mercy Health Center, along with other Mercy Health Services hospitals in Iowa
and Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, joined together to form
Mercy Health Network.
1999
Mercy Health Center became Mercy Medical Center – Dubuque.
2000
Mercy Health Services of Farmington Hills, Michigan, consolidated with Holy
Cross Health System of South Bend, Indiana, to form Trinity Health, headquartered
in Novi, Michigan. |
