In 2007, Lourdes began employing cool, pulsed laser technology to clear blockages in blood vessels of patients with peripheral vascular disease.

[4] The hospital is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, meaning it is equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies and typical midwifery care.

In 2006, the hospital began offering robotic-assisted surgery as an option for performing minimally invasive urological and gynecologic procedures.

Commissioned by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in the late 1940s for $10,000, Our Lady was carved out of Indiana limestone by a team led by sculptor Ivan L. Adams.

Camden Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace, who quickly got word of the near mishap, also placed a small relic of St. Francis inside the head.