In 1962, Archbishop Thomas Boland asked the Felician Sisters to assume management of the historic St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey. The sisters upgraded the physical plant, added a wing, and completely reconstructed the remainder of the original facility.
Sister Mary Fidelise Ambrosiewicz with actor and comedian George Burns, who was visiting a family member and patient at St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey.
Sister Mary Stephanie Wlazlowski taught pediatric nursing to Felician College students at St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey. The arrangement of the hospital’s affiliation with Felician College (University) was the work of SM Alma Pilarska, director of the hospital’s RN program.
Felician Sister Mary Agnesita and a young patient at St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey.