The main entrance to the St. Cloud Hospital was flanked with two open-court patios, each with a water fountain set into a foundation shaped as a Benedictine cross. The patio to the west of the entrance shown here was used as the public entrance to the pharmacy.
Construction of the St. Cloud Hospital began in July 1926. The Sisters had chosen a beautiful location on the banks of the Mississippi River and built the St. Cloud Hospital as close to its shores as feasible.
The nursing students of 1921 at St. Raphael's Hospital are shown in this photo with the ten Sister-nurses of the school's staff in row two identified from left to right: Sisters (1) Herberta Klein, (2) Cunegund Kuefler, (3) Borgia Knelleken, (4) Leobina Gliszhinski, (5) Julitta Hoppe, (6) Serena Bold, (8) Elizabeth Von Drehle, (9) Melitta Hoffman and (10) Ladislaus Twardowski.