St. Francis Medical Center (Trenton, New Jersey)
St. Francis Medical Center is a hospital within the City of Trenton, New Jersey located on Hamilton Avenue and was owned by Trinity Health.[1]
History
[edit]St. Francis Hospital was founded in 1874 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.[2] The hospital was introduced a plaque in honor of President John F. Kennedy in 1968. Today, the plaque is placed at the corner of Hamilton Ave. and Chambers St. The building consists of a parking lot, emergency entrance (which has an entrance for only ambulances), and a main building.
Capital Health entered an agreement to purchase St. Francis Medical Center in 2022 and assumed operational control starting at midnight on 12/21/22. It was renamed Capital Health- East Trenton.[3]
The hospital was the birthplace of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact". St. Francis Medical Center. St. Francis Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "St. Francis Medical Center CEO Talks About the Trenton Hospital’s Present and Future", Trenton Health Team, July 22, 2012
- ^ "St. Francis Medical Center Transition to Capital Health". 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Contact". Trenton-born Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia loves his iPod and iPad -- but abhors TVs in the courtroom. The Trentonian. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
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