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Jewish Hospital
4:30 am
Thu May 16, 2013

The 'Bittersweet Progress' Of The Demolition Of St. Louis' Old Jewish Hospital

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Credit (Rachel Lippmann, St. Louis Public Radio)
A menorah marks the entrance to the main building of the Jewish Hospital complex at 216 S. Kingshighway.
Credit (Rachel Lippmann, St. Louis Public Radio)
A group of OB-GYN nurses, including Karen Schmidt (right rear, facing away), listen to the speakers at a Jewish Hospital reunion.
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The original Jewish Hospital, at 5145 Delmar Blvd. Workers laid the cornerstone on May 16, 1901.
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An artist's rendering of the new Jewish Hospital on Kingshighway, which was dedicated on May 16, 1927. This is one of three buildings that will be demolished.
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This rendering shows plans for the 1960s expansion of the campus.
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On May 16, 1901, workers laid the cornerstone for a new hospital committed to caring for the St. Louis Jewish community when other institutions wouldn’t.

Exactly 26 years later, on May 16, 1927, officials gathered to dedicate the first building of a new Jewish Hospital at the corner of Kingshighway and Forest Park. The complex would eventually become part of Barnes-Jewish Hospital following a 1995 merger.

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Barnes-Jewish Expansion
5:05 pm
Tue March 26, 2013

Barnes-Jewish Gets Initial Approval For Major Expansion

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Work on an expansion of the BJC medical complex could begin in a few months following a vote from the city's Preservation Board.
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Updated 10:15 a.m. March 27 to note that one building of the old Jewish Hospital complex will remain.

A planned expansion of the Barnes-Jewish medical complex could be underway later this year, now that the city has given its initial approval.

The Preservation Board last night gave BJC HealthCare the go-ahead to demolish four buildings at the corner of Kingshighway and Forest Park. They'll be replaced by nearly one million new square feet of medical space, including an addition to Children's Hospital.

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