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The former hospital was saved from demolition in 1989 when Windsor Park Retirement Center was renovated by George and Gene Kennedy with the assistance of a City Council approved tax abatement arrangement. The grand opening was held on January 21 and 22, 1989. The first administrator of the Center was Paul G. Gabrielson, the former administrator of [[BETHANY HOME]] for fifteen years. | The former hospital was saved from demolition in 1989 when Windsor Park Retirement Center was renovated by George and Gene Kennedy with the assistance of a City Council approved tax abatement arrangement. The grand opening was held on January 21 and 22, 1989. The first administrator of the Center was Paul G. Gabrielson, the former administrator of [[BETHANY HOME]] for fifteen years. | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 9 December 2008
XAVIER HOSPITAL. Former health-care provider on Windsor Avenue. Opened in 1949, Xavier had 132 beds and was operated by the Sisters of Saint Francis. The use of the hospital began to decline in 1965. This was clearly evident in 1979 when admissions dropped from 2,142 to 1,701 in the first six months. There were no layoffs, but hours were cut, and some vacant positions were not filled.
In 1980 Dubuque was described by the Iowa Health Systems Agency as having thirty-two more hospital beds than necessary. The same year the SISTERS OF MERCY and the Sisters of St. Francis announced the merger of Xavier and Mercy Hospital. Xavier was to continue in operation with a combined management and no layoffs. Occupancy at Xavier, however, continued to decline. In November 1981, the last baby was delivered at the hospital.
In 1982 Xavier was closed as a hospital, one year after it had been purchased by MERCY HEALTH CENTER. Plans were made to convert the former hospital, at a cost of $8.5 million, into a retirement center complete with 143 apartments, residential care floor, mini-mall, and performing arts center. By 1987 these plans had been dropped.
The former hospital was saved from demolition in 1989 when Windsor Park Retirement Center was renovated by George and Gene Kennedy with the assistance of a City Council approved tax abatement arrangement. The grand opening was held on January 21 and 22, 1989. The first administrator of the Center was Paul G. Gabrielson, the former administrator of BETHANY HOME for fifteen years.