St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers

Franciscan St. Francis Health (formerly St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers) is a medical facility serving Carmel, Indianapolis, Mooresville, Plainfield and south-central Indiana.

The hospital has historical affiliations to the Roman Catholic Church and the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration.

Franciscan St. Francis Health is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and other organizations including: American Diabetes Association, College of American Pathologists, Commission on Cancer American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery National Association of Catholic Chaplains Society of Chest Pain Centers American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

In 1909, The Sisters of St. Francis were invited by Reverend Francis Gavick to organize a new hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana. After 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land was purchased for one thousand dollars at the corner of Troy Avenue and Sherman Drive, two Sisters arrived to supervise the construction of the new hospital.

In 1913, the cornerstone of St. Francis Hospital was laid. The new hospital was built facing what is now 17th Avenue in Beech Grove, at a cost of $75,000. St. Francis Hospital was dedicated to care for the sick on July 5, 1914. In the hospital’s first year, it treated 63 patients. The original hospital building had 75 beds and housed medical and surgical services, operating room, X-ray and laboratory facilities, pharmacy and emergency room.

During the Great Depression a second wing was added to the south of the original hospital structure. This South Wing was dedicated on January 18, 1931. Housing the new Obstetrical Department, the wing doubled the capacity of the hospital. The admissions per year more than doubled from 1,805 in 1931 to 4,096 in 1940. The hospital staff in this pre-war year included over 70 staff doctors and 73 employees.

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