St. Louis Hospitals


The descriptions in this selected list were gleaned from the institutional advertisements in the 1909 St. Louis Directory of Charities and Philanthropies, city directories, and other resources. Unless noted, all facilities were located in St. Louis City.

Hospitals Dates Year, Address, & Tidbits
Alexian Brothers Hospital 1870–Open This Catholic facility had a capacity of 300 “inmates.” The name was recently changed to St. Alexius Hospital; however, the facility is still at the same location.
1909  3933 S. Broadway Ave.
Anti-Narcotin Sanitarium Unknown–Closed This was a private hospital for the treatment of morphine, opium, cocaine, whiskey, and other narcotic habits.
1909  603 N. Garrison St.
Association Hospital 1893–Closed Formerly St. Louis Hospital Ticket Association, this private hospital was for the care of medical and surgical cases.
1909  3445–3447 Pine St.
Barnes Hospital 1909–Open This facility was in the planning stages in 1909. It has grown to be one of the premier hospitals in the country.
1909  Kingshighway Blvd.
Current  One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Bellefontaine Farms 1915–Open 1915  Florissant RR I, Bellefontaine Neighbors
Bethesda Home and Hospital for Incurables 1889–Merged This facility was for incurable cases and is now part of St. Louis University Hospital.
1909  3649 Vista Ave.
Cardinal Glennon Hospital 1956–Open 1956  1465 S. Grand Ave.
Centenary Hospital 1902–Merged This was the hospital department of the Barnes Medical University, with a capacity of 150 patients. It was open to the public.
1909  Garrison & Lawton Aves.
Christian Hospital 1903–Open 1903  4411 N. Newstead Ave.
1968  Christian Northwest opened.
1976  Christian Northeast opened.
City Female Hospital 1873–1914 This hospital cared for indigent sick females, with a capacity of 300 women.
1942  Arsenal & Sublette Aves.
City Hospital 1846–1985 This facility cared for indigent sick and emergency cases of all kinds.
1942  1515 Lafayette Ave. at S. 14th St.
City Insane Hospital 1845–Open This hospital cared for the “insane,” with a capacity of 650 inmates plus another 900 people with mild cases housed at the poorhouse. It is now part of the Truman Restorative Center.
1942  5800 Arsenal Ave. near Macklind Ave.
City Poor House Unknown–Closed This institution cared for the poor.
1942  Arsenal Ave. near Dalton Ave.
Deaconess Hospital 1889–Open This facility was sold and changed its name to Forest Park Hospital in the 1990s.
1890s  West Belle Pl. at Sarah St.
1930  6150 Oakland Ave.
DePaul Hospital 1828–Open DePaul was the oldest Catholic hospital in the country, originally known as the Sisters’ Hospital.
1880s  Kennerly Ave.
1909  N. Market St.
1942  2415 N. Kingshighway Blvd.
1969  12303 De Paul Dr., Bridgeton
Emergency Home & Hospital Unknown–Closed This facility was for aged people, infants, and children.
1942  3108 Pine St.
Evangelical Deaconess Home & Hospital 1891–Merged The facility had a capacity of 90 patients. The motto was “to nurse the sick and care for the poor by practically trained Christian nurses.” In 1907, this facility cared for 1392 patients. This facility became Deaconess Hospital and is now Forest Park Hospital.
1909  4117–4125 West Belle Pl.
Firmin-Desloge Hospital 1932–Merged This facility is now part of St. Louis University Hospital.
1932  1325 Grand Ave.
Frisco Hospital Unknown–Closed This facility was limited to railroad employees of the Frisco Line.
1909  Laclede Ave. & Kingshighway Blvd.
German Lutheran Hospital 1867–Open Associated with the German Lutheran Orphan Home, this was a private hospital with a capacity for 100 patients. It also had a nursing school.
1909  2646 Potomac Ave.
Homer G. Phillips Hospital 1932–1979 This hospital was for African Americans.
1942  2601 Whittier St. at Kennerly Ave.
House of Detention Unknown–Closed 1942  1321 Clark Ave.
Howard Dispensary Unknown–Closed Part of the Homeopathic Medical College, this was a free clinic for the poor.
1909  1628 N. Jefferson Ave.
Jefferson Hospital Unknown–Closed This hospital was connected with St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, with a capacity of 30 beds. It had a free clinic for the poor.
1909  2604 Gamble St.
Jewish Hospital 1902–Open This facility had a capacity for 90 patients, half pay and half free. It was established for the medical attention, nursing, and care of the sick and poor Jewish people residing in St. Louis. However, there were no restrictions to race or creed.
1909  5415 Delmar Blvd.
Current  One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Josephine Hospital Unknown–Closed This was a private hospital for women, with a capacity of 40 patients.
1909  Grand Ave. & Henrietta St.
Koch Hospital Unknown–Closed Formerly City Quarantine Hospital located south of Jefferson Barracks, this facility cared for smallpox and tuberculosis cases.
1940s  Mehlville
Lutheran Hospital 1858–Open 1858  Carondelet Ave. & Emmet St.
1883  Ohio St. & Potomac Ave.
Current  2639 Miami Ave.
Martha Parson’s Free Hospital for Children 1884–Closed This facility had a capacity of 30 beds. It specialized in surgical cases for children between the ages of 2 and 12 years.
1909  School & Channing Aves.
Maternity Hospital Unknown–Closed This facility cared for women during confinement for nominal or no charge.
1909  2631 Locust St.
McMillan Hospital 1928–Merged This hospital became part of the Barnes complex.
Missouri Baptist Hospital Unknown–Open This was a private hospital; it also had a nursing school.
1909  919 N. Taylor Ave.
1960s  3015 N. Ballas Rd., Creve Coeur
Missouri Pacific Railroad Hospital 1884–1922 This was a private hospital only for employees of the railroad.
1909  California & Eads Aves.
Mothers and Babies Home & Hospital 1933–Open This facility aided mothers and their children; it became part of Christian Hospital.
1907  2945 Lawton Ave.
1942  2949 Euclid Ave.
Mount St. Rose Hospital Unknown–Closed This facility was run by the Sisters of St. Mary; it was only for consumptive cases.
1909  9200 S. Broadway Ave.
Mullanphy Hospital 1828–Merged This facility was a private hospital run by the Sisters of Charity. In 1929 it was DePaul Hospital.
1828  4th & Spruce Sts.
1878  Bacon & Montgomery Sts.
1929  2415 N. Kingshighway Blvd.
Provident Hospital 1895–Closed This facility was for “colored people.” The facility accepted some charity cases. It also had a nursing school.
1909  2824 Lawton Ave.
Rebekah Hospital Unknown–Merged This facility was run by the Medical Department of St. Louis University with a capacity of 50 patients. It also had a free clinic.
1909  3564 Caroline St.
Shriner’s Hospital 1928–Open 1942  700 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
1960s  2001 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Frontenac
St. Anthony’s Hospital 1873–Open This was a private hospital run by the Franciscan Sisters for general diseases and surgical cases.
1900  3520 Chippewa St.
1975  10010 Kennerly Rd., South County
St. John’s Hospital & Dispensary 1871–Open This facility was a private hospital run by the Sisters of Mercy with a free clinic.
1871  22nd & Morgan Sts.
1909  2228 Locust St.
1912  307 S. Euclid Ave.
1960s  615 S. New Ballas Rd., Creve Coeur
St. Joseph’s Hospital 1953–Open This was formerly the U.S. Marine Hospital.
1953  525 Couch Ave., Kirkwood
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Unknown–Open This facility helped children younger than 14 years  regardless of creed or nationality. It is now part of the Barnes Hospital complex.
1909  Jefferson Ave. & Adams St.
1942  500 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis Female Hospital 1876–1905  
St. Louis Maternity Hospital 1928–1960s This became a part of Barnes Hospital.
St. Louis Protestant Hospital Unknown–Closed This was a private hospital with a capacity for 60 patients. It also had a nursing school.
1909  1011 N. 18th St.
St. Louis Skin & Cancer Hospital Unknown–Closed This was a free treatment center for people with skin and cancerous diseases.
1909  410 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis University Hospital Unknown–Open Current  3635 Vista Ave. at Grand Ave.
St. Luke’s Hospital 1866–Open This private facility was run by the Episcopal Church and accepted charity cases. It had a nursing school.
1882  20th St. at Washington Ave.
1909  5505 Delmar Blvd. & Belt Ave.
1975  232 S. Woods Mill Rd., Chesterfield
St. Mary’s Infirmary Unknown–Merged This facility, operated by the Sisters of St. Mary, did much charity work, with a capacity of 175 beds. It later became St. Mary’s Hospital.
1909  1536 Papin St.
St. Mary’s Hospital 1924–Open Current  6420 Clayton Rd., Richmond Heights
U.S. Marine Hospital 1846–1953 This was a free government hospital for sick and disabled seamen. To be eligible for treatments the seamen were required to have at least 60 days of service on a registered vessel. The hospital had a capacity of 100 beds. In 1953, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet took over this hospital at the same location in Kirkwood and changed the name to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
1909  Marine & Miami Aves.
1939  525 Couch Ave., Kirkwood
Washington University Hospital 1909–Open This hospital was under the control of the Medical Department of Washington University. It had a capacity of 100 beds and had a clinic. This is now part of Barnes Hospital.
1909  Jefferson & Lucas Aves.
Current  One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza