St. Elizabeth Health Services

St. Elizabeth Health Services
Catholic Health Initiatives
Shown in Oregon
Geography
Location	Baker City,, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44°47′42″N 117°50′49″W / 44.795°N 117.847°W / 44.795; -117.847Coordinates: 44°47′42″N 117°50′49″W / 44.795°N 117.847°W / 44.795; -117.847
Organization
Care system	Private
Hospital type	Community
Services
Emergency department	Level IV[1]
Helipad	FAA LID: 93OR
Beds	126
History
Founded	August 24, 1897
Links
Website	http://www.stelizabethhealth.com/
Lists	Hospitals in Oregon

St. Elizabeth Health Services is a private Roman Catholic hospital in Baker City, Oregon, United States. It opened August 24, 1897 as St. Elizabeth Hospital. In 1912, a 115-bed facility was constructed at 2365 4th Street. The hospital moved to its current location on Pocahontas Road in April 1969.^[2]

History

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia opened St. Elizabeth Hospital on August 24, 1897, as requested by Archbishop William H. Gross.^[2][3] The hospital was first operated by just three sisters and was located at the corner of Second and Church streets in the former St. Francis Academy, which had also been operated by the sisters.^[2] One group to which St. Elizabeth Hospital provided care was the local gold miners.^[2] A kind of health insurance was offered to the miners who paid one dollar a month to the hospital.^[2] In return, each miner received complete health care services, which made St. Elizabeth Hospital one of the earliest health maintenance organizations in the country.^[2]

In 1912, construction began for a new 115-bed facility that was completed in 1915. During the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, many influenza patients were treated at the hospital, and sisters also went to people's homes to care for them.^[2]

National Register of Historic Places

The Tudor Revival style Old St. Elizabeth Hospital (also known as St. Elizabeth Nursing Home and St. Elizabeth Towers) constructed in 1912 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1987. Its reference number is 89000047.^[4] The building served as a nursing home from 1969 until 1987, when a new nursing home was constructed adjacent to the newer hospital on Pocahontas Road. The old hospital now serves as a condominium and vacation rental complex.^[5]

Sister hospitals

St. Elizabeth is operated by Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) of Colorado. Other CHI hospitals in Oregon are: Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario, Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, and St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton.

Heliport

St. Elizabeth Hospital Heliport (FAA LID: 93OR) is the hospital's private 42-foot-long (13 m) asphalt heliport located at 44°47′39.5450″N 117°50′45.7850″W / 44.79431806°N 117.84605139°W / 44.79431806; -117.84605139.

See also

• Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales
• List of hospitals in Oregon
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland

References

1. ^ Baker City. Demographics Quality of life.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} St. Elizabeth Health Services. Our History.
3. ^ Archbishop William Hickley Gross, CSsR
4. ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. August 8, 2007. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
5. ^ St. Elizabeth Vacation Residence

External links

• St. Elizabeth Health Services (official website)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for 93OR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 93OR