Holy Cross Hospital records
Scope and Contents
The Holy Cross Hospital records (1875-1927) contain journals of admissions, physicians' admission journals, surgery records, and hospital patient accounts for this Salt Lake City hospital. Also present are birth and death records, a history of the Holy Cross School of Nursing, and meeting minutes for the hospital's Board of Governors, the Holy Cross Clinical Association, and medical staff meetings.
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Dates
- Creation: 1875-1973
Creator
- Holy Cross Hospital (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Organization)
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Organizational History
Holy Cross Hospital was established in 1875 by the Catholic Sisters of the Holy Cross. In October 1993, the Sisters of the Holy Cross announced that they were selling all of the Holy Cross Health Care facilities in Utah to a for-profit, secular hospital corporation, Health Trust Inc. After a great deal of controversy, the sale was completed in September 1994.
Extent
9.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Holy Cross Hospital records (1875-1973) contain journals of admissions, physicians' admission journals, surgery records, and hospital patient accounts for this Salt Lake City hospital. Also present are limited birth (1908-1919) and death (1885-1920) records, a history of the Holy Cross School of Nursing, and meeting minutes for the hospital's Board of Governors, the Holy Cross Clinical Association, and medical staff meetings. Holy Cross Hospital was established in 1875 by the Catholic Sisters of the Holy Cross. In October 1993, the Sisters of the Holy Cross announced that they were selling all of the Holy Cross Health Care facilities in Utah to a for-profit, secular hospital corporation, Health Trust Inc. After a great deal of controversy, the sale was completed in September 1994.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the hospital in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2004.
Subject
- Title
- Inventory of the Holy Cross Hospital records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kate Kimball.
- Date
- 2004 (last modified: 2022)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu