1905 - present
Foundation
In the summer of
1903, Father
Bernard Murray, pastor of St. Bernard Parish in the Englewood are of Chicago, with permission from Archbishop
James Edward Quigley, invited the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of Kingston, Ontario to open a hospital in his parish.
The hospital opened its doors on November 21, 1905.
Mission
Announce the
Good News of a loving God to the
sick and the
most needy.
Today
Sister
Elizabeth Van Straten has retired as CEO of St. Bernard Hospital, but remains involved there through various volunteer activities.