Blackwell General Hospital
The Felician Sisters of the Lodi, New Jersey province began their healthcare ministry in the rural Southwest, at Blackwell General Hospital in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
The original Blackwell General Hospital building in 1946. Nurses from the small hospital in rural Oklahoma initially sought Felician Sisters to initiate a training program for practical nurses.
A Felician Sister nurse and lay nurse with a newborn at Blackwell General Hospital in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Felician Sisters and Rev. Anthony R. Dockers at the site of the new Blackwell General Hospital before building began in 1953.
On April 5, 1952, Mr. Dave Morgan, an oilman and friend to the Felician Sisters, handed MM Clara Szwarc the deed to 10 acres of land he donated for the new Blackwell Hospital in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
SM Fidelise Ambrosiewicz, administrator of Blackwell General Hospital, directed plans for the new 100-bed facility with a school of nursing and sisters’ residence that opened in 1955.
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Date1946 - 1974
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TypePhoto Group
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Content TopicImmaculate Conception Province - Lodi