Was there a person in history named Saint Elsewhere or is that name just from the TV show?
Saint Elsewhere
by Elsewhere 3 Replies latest jw friends
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Matty
I used to love that show. Very much the fore-runner of ER.
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TresHappy
St. Elsewhere - The nickname of St. Eligius Hospital, an impoverished Boston teaching institution with a fine open-heart surgery department on the medical drama ST. ELSEWHERE/NBC/1982-88. St. Eligius was founded in 1935 by Father Joseph McCabe (Edward Herrmann), a Roman Catholic priest who took on the responsibility of caring for the city's needy. In January 1956, the City of Boston bought the hospital from the church. The hospital got its nickname because when the poor of the city went to other hospitals in the area, they were told to go "elsewhere." Those refused service at other hospitals, however, were welcomed warmly at St. Eligius Hospital. Upon entering the facility, they were greeted by a white statue of St. Eligius (patron saint of artists and craftsman) which stood prominently with arms outstretched in the hospital's lobby.
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tinkerbell82
now, for some reason, every time i see "elsewhere" i hear "st. elmo's fire" play in my head :-P