Polaroid photograph of an excavator with a demolition grapple tearing apart the back side of Saint Joseph Hospital on the corner of Broadway and Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This side of the building faces Van Buren Street.

The hospital, a very tall building to demolish with excavators, is seemingly being dismantled from the group upward. This seems very dangerous to me, as the now top-heavy building looks like it could collapse on the demolition workers.

10-11-22

About The Hospital:

Founded in 1869, Saint Joseph Hospital was the oldest hospital in Fort Wayne. It closed in November, 2021 and demolition began in 2022.

Originally a Roman Catholic hospital, Saint Joseph was sold years ago to a big for-profit company that also owns Lutheran Hospital and Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne. The company built a new, much smaller hospital one block over on the corner of Main Street and Van Buren Street to replace the aging Saint Joseph Hospital. The Saint Joseph name was not kept; the new hospital is called "Lutheran Downtown."