History of Lourdes Medical Center History

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet arrived in Pasco via the Northern Pacific Railroad in the summer of 1916 and took up residence in the old Montana Hotel, leased from Mrs. Anna Crotty. They equipped it with everything necessary for the care of the sick, placed it under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes, and opened its doors to the sick of the community. The building had no elevator and patients for surgery had to be carried from the basement to the first floor to the operating room on the third floor. The flu epidemic of 1918 so overcrowded the hotel, that a drive was started for a new facility.

With the help of a newly formed hospital board, the Sisters negotiated the purchase of land at Park and Fourth Street. The Northern Pacific Railroad Company sold the entire block of land to the Sisters for the sum of $1.00 and ground was broken for a new hospital. Additions have been made to the hospital building at various times through the years in order to add beds and modern medical equipment to serve the needs of our patients and clients.

*Information directly quoted from:  ‘Lourdes Health Network’.  http://www.lourdeshealth.net/about/history.html  September, 2010.