Saint Louis (Mo.). Female Hospital

The Female Hospital of St. Louis, 1875-1905, was "a female hospital exclusively, for the treatment of all the indigent and poor female sick of the city, from whatever disease or accident they may suffer." The original buildings for the Female Hospital were constructed in 1873 at the intersection of Arsenal and Sublette as the Social Evil Hospital for the regulation of prostitution. In 1875, the building was made into a general hospital for female patients in the city, except emergency and night patients who might not be carried to such a distance. It continued to treat unwed mothers and patients with venereal diseases. In 1896, there was capacity for 276 patients. Sources: "Pictorial St. Louis ... 1875" Studying Public Institutions, New York Times online, July 10, 1883, Wednesday, Page 5,1884, viewed June 10, 2008; "Hospitals," Hyde's "History of St. Louis", 1899, v. 2, 1054-1055;