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

Most of the hospital has been pulled down, leaving only this small tower. Saint Joseph Hospital was built in stages over a period of more than 100 years. This was the north end of the building; it was the last part of the building to be constructed, and will be the last part to be demolished.

I photographed it from the northeast corner of Broadway and Main Street, looking at what had been the front of the hospital.

10-29-22

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."