First Sacred Heart Hospital, Built in 1887, on Front Avenue at Bernard Street
This file appears in: Hospital of the Sacred Heart: Spokane's First Medical Facility
Built in 1887, this large, three story building was taxed beyond its capacity within a year of opening.
This file appears in: Hospital of the Sacred Heart: Spokane's First Medical Facility
Hospital of the Sacred Heart: Spokane's First Medical Facility
In the late 1870s through the late 1880s, surgeries ranging from amputations of limbs to emergency tracheotomies were performed in either the patient’s home or the doctor’s office. Known as “kitchen table surgeries,” these prodedures often led to…
