1875 through the early 1900s
1875 - November 13, 1875, Sisters Jovita Janning, Gerburgis Wiling, and Sylvana Bosse arrived in Belleville, IL on November 13, 1875, and founded St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. The Sisters lived and worked in a one-story two-room house, a former schoolhouse of St. Peter’s parish, located between 2nd and 3rd Streets on West Garfield Avenue.
1881 - On May 22, 1881, a three-story brick building was dedicated. It included 22 rooms for 58 patients and included a drug store and operating room.
1893 – Two three-story wings were erected to the east and west of the building that added 80 additional beds for patients.
Mid-Late 1900s
1927 - Another section was built to accommodate rooms for 40 patients, a lobby, a main office, a doctors’ room, and specialty departments.
1956 - On June 15, 1956, the new $11 million St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and Home for the Aged opened. The hospital provided 300 beds within its eight stories, plus its annex of 215 beds in the home for the aged.
1975 – A $20 million building program was completed with an overall 500-bed capacity.
2000 to Present
2017 - After 142 years in Belleville, a $300 million HSHS Elizabeth’s Hospital and Health Care Center was dedicated on November 4, 2017, in O’Fallon, Illinois. The hospital has 144 beds and many outpatient services.