OUR HISTORY

1862 - Dr. A. Daniels provided medical care to those seeking refuge in St. Peter during the Indian uprising. The sick and wounded were cared for in a makeshift hospital, the Ewing House (Brinkman's Apartments), located on the corner of Third and Walnut Streets.

1905 - St. Peter's first recognized hospital out of the Kloss home. Although, a "home" sanitarium may have proceeded the Kloss hospital.

1927 - Dr. W.W. Covell, a World War I surgeon, purchased the Theodore Knoll building on Third Street and Park Row in 1927, to be used as a 20 bed hospital.

1931 - Dr. Covell added a third story to the hospital, giving it a capacity of 28 rooms.

1935 - A second hospital flourished in St. Peter, Cora-Lee Hospital, and was operated by Cora and Leonard Hughs.

1938 - Covell Hospital closes and the City of St. Peter opens a new 38-bed facility.

1959 - The city adds a new 45-bed hospital to the former 1939 hospital, known as the East Wing.

2004 - The new St. Peter Community Hospital opens August 8, 2004 at 6:00 p.m.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Project Manager: Yanik Companies

Principal: Chester Yanik

Project Directors: Ted Lentz, Mark Yanik and David Yanik

Architects: Jordan Architects

Principal: Jim Jordan

Lead Architects: Tim Bauer, Evan Aljoe and Stan Schimke

Construction Manager: McGough Construction

Principal: Jeff Roundtree

Project Manager: Brian Murphy

Project Superintendent: Steve Pineur and Tom Schoen

Project Planning: Began in 1999

Groundbreaking: September 30. 2002

Open House: July 31, 2004

Campus Size: 28 Acres

Hospital Size: 62,000 square feet

Project Cost: $15.6 million

Financing: General Obligation Bonds and $1.3 million in community pledges and cash donations were used to finance the new hospital. Bond payments will be made utilizing hospital revenues and will not affect property taxes.

First Hospital in Minnesota to:

   Feature Wellness TM patient rooms

   Built under new universal building codes

   Feature new SANIJET Pipeless TM Whirlpool Bath

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1900 North Sunrise Drive | St. Peter, MN 56082
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