1615 Delaware Street
St. John Medical Center on December 17, 2005.
St. John Medical Center was Longview's first hospital, beginning life in late 1924 as Longview Memorial Hospital. The three-story building in the foreground is the original hospital building, heavily remodeled but still in use. It was originally built at a cost of $161,627, including equipment. Longview Memorial Hospital ran into financial trouble and was forced to close on July 1, 1943. J. D. Tennant and other Longview civic leaders asked the Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark to reopen the hospital. On December 1, 1943, the hospital reopened as St. John's Hospital.
Postcard View of Longview Memorial Hospital
Historical Photo:
Longview Memorial Hospital and Sunken Garden (Cowlitz County GenWeb Project)
St. John Medical Center Patient Tower on December 17, 2005.
The hospital has been expanded several times over the years, the first time in 1952. The seven story patient tower was dedicated May 11, 1968. Further expansion occurred in 1982. In 1992, St. John's Hospital became a part of the PeaceHealth Medical Group. In September 1999, PeaceHealth completed the hospital's biggest expansion, including a 4-level parking structure, and the hospital was renamed St. John Medical Center.
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