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Holy Cross Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Holy Cross and was originally slated to be built in Panorama City. It was eventually built at 15031 Rinaldi Street in Mission Hills and opened in 1961. In 1996 the Sisters of Providence acquired the hospital and renamed it Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Photograph caption dated February 10, 1959 reads "First shovelful of soil is turned at Valley's new Holy Cross Hospital site. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Sunday, with, left to right, San Fernando, Mayor Willard Cross, Comedian Danny Thomas, Mother Virginia Marie, Mother General Kathryn Marie, Robert Meyers, Dr. John Paul Ewing, and Msgr. Thomas O'Dwyer attending."
Cross, Willard Thomas, Danny O'Dwyer, Thomas J Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Mayors Comedians--United States Television actors and actresses--United States Nuns Clergy Ground breaking ceremonies Building sites Shovels Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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