St. Michael's Hospital

St. Michael's Hospital

Saint Michael's Medical Center

St. Michael's Hospital began in 1867 when 5 sisters of the Poor of St. Francis staffed a 13-bed hospital in a residence at 69 Bleeker St. In 1869, the cornerstone was laid for a new building, designed by Jeremiah O'Rourke. The 3-story, 150 bed, red brick hospital, located on the corner of Central Ave. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., was completed in 1871.

1869-1871

extant

The building has been modified and added to over the years, and the Saint Michael's Medical Center now consists of a campus with multiple buildings.

"Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark: 125 Years of Service to the Community." New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, vol. 11, no. 2, 1992, p. 1-3.