UUM_Accn1789.xml Inventory of the Saint Mark's Hospital patient registers Saint Mark's Hospital patient registers Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2000 (last modified: 2018)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-10. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Saint Mark's Hospital patient registers St. Mark's Hospital (Salt Lake City, Utah) ACCN 1789 2.5 linear feet 1 oversize box 1872-1890 The Saint Mark's Hospital patient registers (1872-1890) consist of two ledgers listing mining patients' names, ages, complaints, dates of admission and discharge, and, where applicable, death dates. Saint Mark's Hospital was founded in 1872 by the Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, the first Episcopal Bishop of Utah. It served as the Salt Lake County hospital from the 1880s to 1912. The hospital was owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Utah until 1987 when it was purchased by the Hospital Corporation of America. English

St. Mark's Hospital was founded in 1872 by Episcopal Bishop, Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle. In the 1880s, St. Mark's became the first Salt Lake County Hospital, with the treatment of many patients paid out of county revenues. The hospital performed this service until the County Hospital was completed in 1912. Saint Mark's School of Nursing was founded in 1894, the first nursing school in the intermountain region. The hospital also pioneered ambulance service. St. Mark's horse-drawn ambulance was put into service in 1895. The Shriners Hospital has its roots at St. Mark's, which housed the Shriners Children's Ward from 1925 until the early 1950s. For over eighty years, St. Mark's was located at 803 North 200 West, near the mineral springs. In 1973 the hospital moved to its current location on 3900 South. The Episcopal Diocese of Utah operated St. Mark's until 1987, when it was purchased by Hospital Corporation of America.

The Saint Mark's Hospital patient registers (1872-1890) consist of two ledgers listing mining patients' names, ages, complaints, dates of admission and discharge, and, where applicable, death dates. St. Mark's Hospital contracted with various mining companies to treat employees at the rate of one dollar per month for each patient. Almost all the patients listed in these volumes were miners. Lead poisoning, accidental injury, and respiratory problems were among the most significant problems.

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Processed by Karen Carver in 2000.

Addendum processed by Lea Kinikini in 2003.

 Hospitals--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources Hospital records--Utah--Salt Lake City Miners--Medical care--Utah--History--Sources Mines and Mineral Resources Medicine and Health Hospital records Patient register 1872-1890 1 1

Includes alphabetical tabs.

Ledger includes the following information:

Name Age Complaint Admitted Discharged Died Remarks Patient register 1880-1889 1 2

Recorded chronologically.

Ledger includes the following information:

Name Age Nativity [Date] admitted [Date] discharged Died Religion Occupation Whence received Complaint