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by M. Michel Keenan Ihm (Author)
This is the story of St. Joseph's Hospital from its beginnings in 1925, noting the challenges for the Scranton IHM Sisters to build up outstanding healthcare and nursing education for the region. It speaks to the foresight of planners who saw the need for the education of IHM Sisters who would serve as administrators, nurses, lab technicians, and in other specialized roles. IHM Sisters planned and oversaw the building of St. Joseph's Hospital, Marian Hall Nursing School, St. Joseph's Convent and the addition to the patient tower. One cannot help but feel the IHM charism still alive on that spot.
Author Biography
Sister Michel Keenan, IHM, was born in Payette, Idaho, and grew up in Spokane, Washington. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Marywood University in Scranton, PA, and her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. As a Sister of IHM, she taught in secondary schools from Pittston, PA, to Portland, Oregon, and was a faculty member in philosophy, graduate dean, and academic vice president at Marywood University until elected as IHM Congregation superior general for two terms. Later she served as a faculty member and assistant vice president for ten years, and as special assistant to the president, Sister Kathleen Ross, snjm, for three years at Heritage University, Toppenish, WA. She has published four previous historical works: The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, Pennsylvania: 1974-1994; The Sisters of IHM: 1919-1974; The Story of the Native Irish Sisters Who Entered the IHM Congregation; and A History of the IHM Sisters in South America.
