History of Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh

On April 12, 2023, Michele Matucheski, MLIS, AHIP,  Ascension Wisconsin Medical Librarian and accidental Archivist for Legacy Affinity, gave a presentation* on the History of Mercy Hospital at the old Mercy Lakeside in Oshkosh, now Bella Vista Assisted Living. 

Attendees learned about: 

• Our humble beginnings when 3 Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother came to Oshkosh and started St Mary's Hospital in 1891.  
• In 1918, The Sisters purchased Lakeside Hospital and renamed it Mercy.  
• The Mercy School of Nursing
• Building additions through the years
• Oshkosh Physicians important to Mercy's history
• Dr. ME Corbett 
• Dr. Oviatt
• Dr. Connell
• The Clark Family
• Technology Firsts at Mercy
• Moving to the new Mercy on the west side in 2000

If you want to know more about Mercy's long history in Oshkosh, check out the following resources:

• Slide Presentation (Rev. Apr. 2023)
• Slide Presentation with Speaker Notes (Rev. Apr. 2023)
• Mercy Hospital (Archives Website)
• Hallmarks of Mercy Historical Display (digital version)
• Relevant Chapters from "The Red Book"
• Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, WI - Chapter XIII from The Red Book (PDF) (28 pages) 
• St. Mary's Hospital, Oshkosh, WI - Chapter XII from The Red Book (pdf) (45 pages)

* This presentation was pre-approved by Gene Ford of Ascension Marketing & Communications.

Questions or Comments, contact:  Michele Matucheski, MLIS, AHIP 

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