Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
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The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth operate the University of Saint Mary (Kansas)
. They also founded and operate Saint John's Health Center
in Santa Monica, California
, and St. Francis Health Center
in Topeka, Kansas
. Additionally, in 1873, they founded Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
in Denver, Colorado
.
The community (and the school) was founded in 1858 from a community of sisters in Nashville, Tennessee
.
University of Saint Mary (Kansas)
The University of Saint Mary is a private liberal arts university in Leavenworth, Kansas. It is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, who established it as Saint Mary College. Though it was originally a school for women, the school is now coeducational. St. Mary's Academy for high...
. They also founded and operate Saint John's Health Center
Saint John's Health Center
Saint John's Health Center is a hospital in Santa Monica, California, United States. The hospital was founded in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.-List of famous patients:*Former US President Ronald Reagan, 2001, taken to St...
in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, and St. Francis Health Center
St. Francis Health Center
St. Francis Health Center is a not-for-profit hospital in Topeka, Kansas, USA. The hospital was founded in 1909 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.-History:...
in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
. Additionally, in 1873, they founded Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital is a hospital in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver....
in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
.
The community (and the school) was founded in 1858 from a community of sisters in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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