St. Anthony's Hospital, c.1910s

St. Anthony’s opened in 1890 under the direction of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis. The hospital was located at Hawthorne Street and Taylor Avenue (site of present day Ohio State University Hospital East). There were accommodations for over 200 long-term critically-ill patients, with no inside rooms. In 1904 an additional floor was added. In 1939 a 3-story wing increased bed capacity to 270.