SMMC provides many services such as : In 1923 , the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word answered the call from Rev. J.M. Hegarty , pastor at St. Anthony ’s , to care for the sick and poor in Long Beach , by purchasing what is now St. Mary Medical Center from Dr. T.O. Boyd . The building was damaged so significantly in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake that the entire building had to be razed and a new , 100-bed facility built on the site . The new hospital opened in 1937 and was financed by a Public Works Administration loan . It was designed by architect I.E. Loveless in the Art Deco style
1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)