The sisters solicited financial backing and even
begged on the streets. These nuns were so devoted
that they often went hungry to save money for the
hospital. The total cost of the hospital was about
$60,000.
The Queen of Angels had such a steady growth in
patient admissions, births, and patient day care
from 1926-1932 that they were forced to add additional
wings to the hospital. They followed suit in 1938
and again in 1945, which was followed by a great
increase in services. At one point in its history,
the vast majority of Los Angeles residents had been
born at the Queen of Angels.
Though it survived the Great Depression and dozens
of hard times to follow, the Queen of Angels faced
major financial difficulties in the 1980s. A solution
was found in early 1989 when the hospital merged
with neighboring hospital, Hollywood Clara Barton
Memorial Hospital. After more than half a century
of serving Los Angeles, from movie stars to the
poorest immigrants, the aging Queen of Angels Hospital
closed its doors. Patients and staff were moved
to the newer, renamed Queen of Angels Hollywood
Presbyterian Medical Center.
The site was left vacant for over 6 years and used
mostly as a filming site for Hollywood locals until
it was purchased by Pastors Matthew & Tommy
Barnett in 1996.
