Polaroid photograph of the demolition of Saint Joseph Hospital on the corner of Broadway and Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.

This is the north end of the building; the last remaining part of the hospital and the last part to be taken down. It is also the newest part of the building. I photographed it from Broadway, looking west toward what had been the front of the building.

The antenna on top of the building is a relic of the helicopter landing pad that was mounted atop this section of the building. The emergency department was on the lower floors of this part of the hospital.

10-28-22

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."