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Portrait of Mother Vincent McDermott, Sister of Mercy.

Printed on back of image: "Mother Vincent McDermott, Religious Sister of Mercy (1856-1937), came to Council Bluffs in September, 1887 and established St. Bernard's Hospital. The first hospital…

Photographs showing construction at St. Bernard's Hospital.

Exterior photograph of St. Bernard's Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Photograph of St. Bernard's Hospital in 1890 and Mercy Hospital in 1902.

Today...the photograph taken from Harmony and Frank Streets shows only part of the hospital. The original front entrance on Harmony is now the emergency entrance. And the many additions now dwarf the original section of the hospital. Another new…

Today...nearly 50 years later, and with several additions, the hospital has grown to several times its original size. This picture is made from the corner of Pierce and Ridge Streets. It shows the newest addition to the hospital, extreme left, as…

Today...the site is occupied by St. Bernard's Hospital. using the Geise residence as a starting point, the hospital has grown steadily since it was founded in 1887. The center section and old main entrance of the hospital consist of the old Geise…

Too much love...from his brother sent Eugene Adkins of Little Sioux, front, to Mercy Hospital with a fractured leg. He joined Brian Jacobsen of 39 Happy Happy Hollow Blvd., who slipped on a rug and fractured his leg.