Providence Health System

Patrick J. Harkins, pastor of St. Jerome's Church, four Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, came to Holyoke, Massachusetts to establish a charitable mission.

They began to care for the sick poor, most of whom were immigrants laboring in the city's paper mills.

These facilities initially included Providence Hospital, Beaven Kelly Home, and Mount St. Vincent Nursing Home, all in Holyoke; Mercy Hospital and St. Luke’s Home, in Springfield; Our Lady of Providence Children’s Center in West Springfield; Farren Memorial Hospital in Turners Falls, Massachusetts; and St. Joseph of the Pines in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

By summer of 2020, Farren was "no longer able to efficiently support the requirements of caring for its more complex residents.

"[5] Plans were being made to relocate residents to Mount Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke.