This was Ely's second modern hospital, the first being the Tanner Hospital. The Shipman Hospital was torn down in 1958 to make room for the "new" Ely Clinic.
The "new" St. Mary's Hospital in 1898. In 1894, the Benedictine sisters of Duluth had plans drawn up for a proposed motherhouse and school to be built on property they owned at 5th Avenue East and Third street. The foundations were laid, but money was short and the project had to be abandoned. In 1897 Bishop McGolrick suggested that a hospital be built on that site. The building was completed in 1898 and the hospital moved from its West End location to the new site of St. Mary's Hospital.
An iron bed is located in the corner of this typical patient room at Saint Marys Hospital. Other furnishings in the room include wooden chairs, table and dresser. Curtains on the windows and a plant by the radiator provide decoration for the room.
This postcard shows a view of the east side of the main building at the St. Peter State Hospital. The north wing of the building fills most of the image.
Medical staff of St. Luke's hospital. Gentleman in the middle is Dr. Olaf Sherping [1864-1929]. Dr. Sherping was the first chief of staff and remained so for 26 years, until his death in 1929.
Image taken looking Northeast. The hospital was financed by Vernon Wright and opened to the public in 1906. The hospital was located on Washington Avenue East.