{"id":506,"date":"2015-12-16T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/southwest-metroplex\/?p=506"},"modified":"2018-01-04T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:41:22","slug":"the-end-of-st-paul-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/southwest-metroplex\/2015\/12\/16\/the-end-of-st-paul-medical-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of St. Paul Medical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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[Map of St. Paul’s Hospital], Postcard, n.d.; (http:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth121635\/ : accessed December 01, 2015), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, Texas.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Hospitals are often over-looked landmarks in a city\u2019s history. For many people, though, hospitals are the backdrop of treasured first moments with children or last moments with parents. It can be a little sad to see a hospital close or, in the case of St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, demolished.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The original hospital building on Bryan Street, part of St. Paul\u2019s Sanitarium, opened its doors on June 15, 1898, providing 110 beds to the Dallas community. The hospital was served by nurses of the Roman Catholic Order. In the decades following, a school of nursing and a school of medical technology were established. By 1963, 6 new buildings had been erected under the St. Paul name:<\/span><\/p>\r\n