Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana Photograph Collection Finding Aid Contents Overview of Records... 1 Administrative Information... 1 Facilities... 1 Personnel... 2 Departments... 3 Subjects... 6 School of Nursing... 7 Postcards... 8 Overview of Records Repository: Providence Archives, Seattle, WA Date: c. 1890s-1994 Abstract: Photographs document the facilities, personnel, departments, and activities of Benefis Healthcare (and its predecessor Columbus Hospital), and its staff. Administrative Information Restrictions: Providence Archives is a private repository; access to some records is at the discretion of the archivist. Preferred Citation: [Description or number of cited item]. (84) Benefis Healthcare Photograph Collection, Providence Archives, Seattle, Washington. Accession Information: These photographs were transferred to the Archives from the hospital and from sisters who worked there over a period of years. Processing Information: Photographs were added over the years by Archives. A typed inventory was created and the collection re-housed in May 2002 by Peter Schmid. The collection was processed 2005 by Peter Schmid. Facilities Architectural Drawings & Models FILE A6 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 1
Dates: 1975; n.d. Benefis Health Care East FILE A4 Formerly Montana Deaconess Hospital, prior to the 1996 merger. Benefis Health Care West (1978-) FILE A5 Dates: 1981-82; n.d. Formerly Columbus Hospital, prior to the 1996 merger. Building 1 (1892-1929) FILE A2 Building 2 (1929-75) FILE A3 Clinics FILE A7 Dates: 1958; 1963; 1967; 1970; n.d. Gift of Life Family Housing FILE A8 Photographs from Nevers & Berry Insurance Agency Report, 1936 FILE A9 Plat Maps FILE A1 Dates: 1919 Hand-drawn plats and property histories by Sr. Anatolie of Montreal. Personnel Administrators FILE B1 Advisory Board FILE B2 Dates: 1966-67; 1970; 1973; 1978; n.d. Dates: 1966-68 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 2
Clergy FILE B3 Lay Employees FILE B4 Physicians FILE B5 Sisters FILE B6 Volunteers FILE B7 Dates: 1966; 1968; 1973; 1975; n.d. Dates: 1965; n.d. Dates: 1917; 1967-68; n.d. Dates: 1969; n.d. Departments Admitting FILE C1 Auxiliary FILE C2 Dates: 1971-73 Dates: 1967 Business Office FILE C3 Central Supply FILE C4 Chapel FILE C5 Dates: 1968-69; 1972-74; n.d. Dates: 1958; n.d. Coronary Care FILE C6 Critical Care FILE C7 Dates: 1968 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 3
Dates: 1968-70 Dietary FILE C8 Emergency FILE C9 Dates: 1969; 1971; n.d. Dates: 1970; 1973; n.d. Home Health Care FILE C10 Laboratory FILE C11 Laundry FILE C12 Library FILE C13 Dates: 1967 Dates: 1965; n.d. Dates: 1970; n.d. McLaughlin Research Institute FILE C14 Medical Records FILE C15 Dates: 1966-68; n.d. Dates: 1970; n.d. Nuclear Medicine FILE C16 Nursery FILE C17 Dates: 1948 Nursing Services FILE C18 Dates: 1966-69; 1971; n.d. Obstetrics & Gynecology FILE C19 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 4
Patients FILE C20 Personnel FILE C21 Pharmacy FILE C22 Dates: 1967-69; 1977; n.d. Dates: 1966-68; n.d. Dates: 1966; 1968 Physical Therapy FILE C23 Dates: 1968; n.d. Plant Operations FILE C24 Dates: 1965; 1968; n.d. Port-A-Meals Program FILE C25 Radiology FILE C26 Reception Desk FILE C27 Dates: 1968; 1973; n.d. Dates: n.d Recovery Room FILE C28 Social Services FILE C29 Dates: 1990 Sterilization Room FILE 30 Surgery FILE C31 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 5
Switchboard FILE C32 Dates: 1941; n.d. Subjects Artwork FILE D1 Dates: 1994 Bicentennial Baby (1976) FILE D2 Catholic Hospital Association FILE D3 Centennial Cultural Commercial Center FILE D4 Christmas FILE D5 The former Columbus Hospital building (1929). Dates: 1966-67; 1969-70; 1974; 1976; n.d. Columbus Statue FILE D6 Dates: 1967; n.d. Cornerstone Laying (1929) FILE D7 Credit Union FILE D8 Dates: 1967-69 Fire & Safety Orientation FILE D9 The Forum Dedication (1963) FILE D10 Fund Raising FILE D11 Dates: 1976 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 6
Groundbreaking (1929) FILE D12 Groundbreaking (1975) FILE D13 Medicare FILE D14 Picnic FILE D15 Rural Nursing FILE D16 Dates: 1969 Dates: 1968 Dates: 1953 Seventy-fifth Anniversary (1967) FILE D17 Withdrawal of Providence Health & Services (2006) FILE D18 School of Nursing Army Nurse Corps FILE E1 Dates: 1966-67 Building (1903-63) FILE E2 Capping Ceremonies FILE E3 Classes FILE E4 Dates: 1966 Clinical Training FILE E5 Dates: 1922; 1966; n.d. Dates: 1946; 1967 Cornerstone Laying (1963) FILE E6 Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 7
Graduation FILE E7 May Crowning FILE E8 Dates: 1898; 1900; 1916; 1945; 1966-68; n.d. Dates: 1966-67 Santa Maria Hall FILE E9 Students FILE E10 Dates: 1960; 1963; 1966-67; 1975 Dates: 1965-69 Postcards F1 Facilities Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, Montana: Photograph Collection Finding Aid Page 8