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Saying goodbye to St. Joseph’s: Staffers at Minnesota’s oldest hospital hope history of serving people in need will continue More than 100 people, many of whom had just finished their last day at the hospital, gathered around the statue of St. Joseph for a vigil Wednesday night, Dec. 30. Written By: Matt Sepic / MPR News | 10:32 am, Dec. 31, 2020 × Employees gather for a vigil outside of St. Joseph's Hospital in downtown St. Paul on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Matt Sepic / MPR News ST. PAUL -- The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman C...

The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman Catholic nuns founded St. Joseph’s in downtown St. Paul in 1853. But after 167 years, Fairview Health Services is shutting it down amid financial pressure. Plans call for the building to become a community wellness hub focused on social services and preventative care. Many who worked at St. Joseph’s say they’re sad to see it go. Until last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a halt to visitation, Sister Kathleen Holmberg had volunteered as a eucharistic minister at St. Joseph’s. Her religious order, th...

St. Joseph's ER in St. Paul closes Wednesday morning Inpatient mental health, COVID-19 care will remain at least through 2021.  December 29, 2020 — 5:57am Text size Copy shortlink: The emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital will stop taking patients at 7 a.m. Wednesday, despite lobbying from neighboring hospitals to delay a closure that will shake up medical care in the east metro. The move is the latest cutback by Fairview Health Services to close a multimillion-dollar shortfall that existed even before the COVID-19 pandemic gu...

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