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1886: Hospital opens in Juneau to aid Alaska Natives
The Sisters of Saint Ann open a mission hospital in Juneau and provide care to Alaska Natives.
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- Northwest Coast
St. Ann’s Hospital, Juneau, Alaska. The building on the right is the first hospital opened by the sisters of St. Ann. It was formerly the home of Father John Althoff who came to Alaska to establish the Catholic Church in Alaska in 1878.
Courtesy Alaska State Library Document Collection
St. Ann’s Hospital, Juneau, Alaska, ca. 1890–1920.
Courtesy Alaska State Library, William Norton Photograph Collection