History & local legend
The former Mercy Providence Hospital on Pittsburgh's North Side had a story about a nun continuing her nighttime rounds on the sixth floor. Patients reportedly told staff that she had brought them a blanket or a pitcher of water while they rested.
The visits seemed ordinary until the patients described them: by that time, nuns were no longer providing that bedside care. Local tradition called the woman Sister Mary Loretta and placed her on the former maternity floor.
Sources
- Shadowlands, archived Pittsburgh Mercy Providence case, sixth-floor nun, water and blanket
- City of Pittsburgh, adopted Allegheny General Hospital institutional master plan, former Divine Providence Hospital at 1004 Arch Street
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mercy sells North Side hospital, November 24, 2005
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department, hospital names and addresses including Mercy Providence
- Esri World Geocoder, building address on Arch Street
