History
History of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center through the 2000's.
Quick Facts
Saint Anthony Hospital was started by the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis at the request of Rockford community leaders
- Saint Anthony Hospital was originally located at East State and Summit Streets in Rockford and was later relocated to the current site of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
- Innovative firsts for the Rockford area performed by the physicians affiliated with OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center include open-heart and beating heart bypass surgeries; innovative valve-replacement cardiac surgery; implantable cardiac defibrillators; total hip replacement surgeries; brachytherapy radiation therapy for prostate and lung cancer; implantable pain-relief devices and the use of artificial skin for burn patients
- Other medical firsts at OSF Saint Anthony include artificial spine disc replacement; MicroMaze cardiac surgery; transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR); intraoperative cerebral angiograms; MammoSite breast cancer treatment; balloon kyphoplasty to treat spinal fractures; 3-dimensional CT scans that provide fast diagnosis of cardiovascular and neurological diseases; and new technology that improves total knee replacement surgery
- OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is a member of OSF HealthCare, an affiliate corporation of The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Timeline
| 1890 |
| 1899 – Saint Anthony Hospital is founded by the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis at the corner of East State and Summit Streets. |
| 1910 |
| 1915 – The Sisters open the Saint Anthony School of Nursing to help meet the medical needs of the community. |
| 1930 |
| 1933 – Dr. Theodor Lang founded the May Day Clinic, a day of continuing education and fellowship held on the lawn of the hospital. |
| 1940 |
| 1941 – In response to the need for more nurses, a new nurses’ school is built. |
| 1950 |
| 1959 – A team of Saint Anthony Hospital physicians perform Rockford’s fist open-heart surgery. While the surgery was performed on a pig, it allowed the team to perfect their skills. |
| 1960 |
| 1963 – Having outgrown the facility at East State and Summit, the Sisters move to a new hospital at the current site of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. 1964 – Saint Anthony Hospital physicians perform Rockford’s first open-heart surgery on a patient. |
| 1970 |
| 1970 – Saint Anthony Hospital physicians perform the first coronary bypass surgery in Rockford. 1976 – Saint Anthony Hospital changes its name to Saint Anthony Medical Center. |
| 1980 |
| 1981 – The State of Illinois moves the state trauma helicopter, or the “Lifeline” Helicopter, from Elgin to Saint Anthony Hospital in Rockford. It was the only hospital-based helicopter in Illinois at that time. 1984 – Saint Anthony Medical Center opens a nine-bed Neurological Intensive Care Unit, the only one of its kind in the region at that time. 1986 - First hospital-based MRI 1987 - Trauma Center received Level I rating 1989 – OSF Healthcare System is formed. |
| 1990 |
| 1990 – The School of Nursing becomes the College of Nursing 1995 – OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center consolidates oncology testing, treatment and conferences under one roof with the Center for Cancer Care. 1999 – OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center celebrates its 100th anniversary. |
| 2000 |
| 2005 – OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center becomes first medical center in Rockford to achieve Magnet designation 2008 – The OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Stroke Care Program is the first in the region to be awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission. |
| 2010 |
| 2012 - First TAVR heart surgery in Rockford performed at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center 2017 - Saint Anthony College of Nursing moves to new facilities at Rock Valley College. Opened new $3.2 million biplane suite for surgical stroke intervention, a first in Rockford 2018 - First Watchman cardiovascular surgery done in Rockford. 144,000 square foot expansion (North Tower) opens. First and only Rockford health system with Comprehensive Stroke Center designation. |
In the spirit of Christ and the example of Francis of Assisi, the Mission of OSF HealthCare is to serve persons with the greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the Gift of Life.