History of Lourdes Health Network
COMPASSIONATE CARECompassionate care, excellence and great respect for
each individual have been the hallmark of the services of Lourdes Health
Network through the years. Our organization has been inspired by the
vision, courage and spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph who came to
Pasco in 1916 to open the first hospital in the region. With very few
resources but with deep faith and a great desire to care for the sick
of this community, dedicated physicians and concerned community members
helped to make the dream a reality.
 THE FIRST
HOSPITAL
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet arrived in Pasco via the Northern
Pacific Railroad in the summer of 1916 and took up residence in the old
Montana Hotel, leased from Mrs. Anna Crotty. They equipped it with everything
necessary for the care of the sick, placed it under the patronage of
Our Lady of Lourdes, and opened its doors to the sick of the community.
 The building had no elevator and patients for surgery had to be carried
from the basement to the first floor to the operating room on the third
floor. The flu epidemic of 1918 so overcrowded the hotel, that a drive
was started for a new facility.
With
the help of a newly formed hospital board, the Sisters negotiated the
purchase of land at Park and Fourth Street. The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company sold the entire block of land to the Sisters for the sum of
$1.00 and ground was broken for a new hospital.
 Additions have been
made to the hospital building at various times through the years in
order to add beds and modern medical equipment to serve the needs of
our patients and clients.
COMMITMENT
Lourdes
also collaborates with other healthcare organizations in the Tri-Cities
assuring that quality health care services are provided. Lourdes has
a commitment to excellence, serving all persons in a Christian spirit.
We welcome any person requiring medical care or services offered, regardless
of race, religion, creed, national origin, economic status or ability
to pay.
Our care is offered by professionals who are committed to the
delivery of holistic healthcare as an extension of the healing ministry
of Jesus.
Would you like to learn more about the history of Lourdes Health Network?
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LOURDES HISTORY - Part 1
The founders of Lourdes Health Network.
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LOURDES HISTORY - Part 2
The progress from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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