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Nuns Serve At Murphysboro Hospital In Dual Roles
A group of Sisters of the Most Precious Blood staff St. Andrew's Hospital Murphysboro and will staff a new 76 bed facility St. Joseph Memorial Hospital under construction near the city. Ten nuns currently run the 37 bed hospital with 53 lay workers while expansion brings more sisters next year. The order based in Ruma Illinois operates in Red Bud Taylorville Chester and Alton with a teaching focus and a day starting at 5 40 a.m. chapel Mass and devotions. The sisters split shifts with afternoon prayers leisure periods social hours and evening prayers amid work on wards laboratory and offices.
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