Mount Mercy Sanitarium

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Mount Mercy Sanitarium
Established 1923
Construction Began 1941
Opened 1942
Current Status Active
Building Style Single Building
Location Dyer, IN
Alternate Names
  • Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
  • St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center



History[edit]

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Munster, they moved in Dyer in 1942 to a larger facility to treat tuberculosis, mental disease and drug/alcohol addiction. In 1953 they added a department for a general hospital which remains today.