‘End of an Era:’ Alabama Catholic Hospital Decommissioned After 168 Years

September 29, 2023

CV NEWS FEED // After 168 years of serving patients in Mobile, AL, Providence Hospital has been decommissioned and is no longer a Catholic hospital.

“We celebrated a very memorable Mass this morning,” John Robb wrote on Facebook Wednesday. “After 168 consecutive years as a Catholic hospital, Providence was decommissioned ahead of [the University of South Alabama’s (USA)] purchase this Sunday.”

“All Catholic sacramentals will be distributed to other area Catholic institutions,” Robb wrote: