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Centennial

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Centennial Historic Display

Step back in time to the early 1900s when St. Luke's Hospital opened in downtown Fargo by touring the MeritCare Centennial Historic Display.

MeritCare Broadway Clinic Lobby
737 Broadway N., Fargo
Hours: Mon. – Fri, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


The display highlights a detailed timeline of notable events during the last century. During your tour you'll:

  • Meet the visionary St. Luke's Hospital and Fargo Clinic founders
  • View the original desk of founder Nils Tronnes (on loan for six months from Don Larew, an NDSU faculty member and local antique collector)
  • Read St. Luke's Hospital's first annual report
  • See the changes in health care techniques, equipment and technology in the last 100 years
  • Read a detailed account of the experiences of a St. Luke's School of Nursing student in the 1920s and see nursing uniforms from years past
  • Learn about MeritCare as a pioneer in caring for the people of our community