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Firmin Desloge Hospital is a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, opened in 1933 by the Jesuits of Saint Louis University and the Sisters of Saint Mary. Named for the benefactor, Firmin V. Desloge, it was established to serve the poor and others in need.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Saint Louis University Timeline )〕 Desloge Hospital is located on Grand Avenue between Vista Avenue and Rutger Avenue. ==History== In February 1930, St. Louis University received a $1 million bequest ($13 million in 2010 dollars) from the estate of Firmin Vincent Desloge,〔the original, fully executed bequest documents in the possession of the Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis, MO, Joseph Desloge Collection〕 a member of the Desloge Family in America, who provided in his will, funds for a hospital to serve St. Louis University and to replace the old St. Mary’s Hospital, both in St. Louis.〔The Society of Architectural Historians, Missouri valley Chapter, Volume XIV, Number 2, Summer 2008, page 5. http://www.stlouisarchitecture.org/2008_files/Summer%202008.pdf〕 Another donation was received from the Desloge family of $100,000 ($1.3 million in 2010 dollars) from Mr. Desloge’s wife, Lydia Desloge (née Lydia Holden Davis) and was designated to build a chapel next to the hospital.〔This second gift was reported by the Globe-Democrat on February 15, 1931 (archives of the Globe Democrat, Mercantile Library, St. Louis, MO)〕 The building was designed in modified French Gothic style, rising 250 feet and topped by a Gothic roof of copper-covered lead. Construction began in the fall of 1930, with an estimated cost of $1.25 million. Archbishop John Glennon formally laid the cornerstone of the hospital on June 22, 1931, and the building was dedicated on November 3, 1933. At the ceremony, Desloge’s son Firmin (III) noted that the roof was covered by lead, the source of the family's fortune, and said, "That’s a good cap on things".〔The Desloge Chronicles〕 Operated under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Mary, the new hospital had 206 beds: two-thirds were double-occupancy rooms and the rest private rooms — a departure from the open wards of the day.〔〔Our St. Louis Hospitals, Ray M Knefl, Souvenier of the 37th Annual Convention of the American Hospital Association, 1937. St. Louis County Library, Reference dept. R 977.866 K68S〕 In keeping with the Desloge family dedication to service and advancement, Firmin Desloge Hospital was also specifically for African Americans, and served as a nursing school for African American women.〔''The History of Health Services in Missouri'', John C Crighton, Barnhartt Press, Omaha, Neb., 1993, page 227〕 The chapel, known as Desloge Chapel, has sculpture by John Angel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York City, New York Baldachin & High Altar - Statues designed by John Angel )〕 The hospital was originally In 1959, administration of Firmin Desloge Hospital shifted completely to Saint Louis University. At this time, Firmin Desloge Hospital, the Bordley Memorial Pavilion and the David P. Wohl Sr. Memorial Institute were collectively renamed Saint Louis University Hospitals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Firmin Desloge Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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