School Overview

Graham Hospital and the School of Nursing are located in the southwest portion of Canton, Illinois, approximately three blocks from the downtown business district.

The original need for a hospital in Canton arose during an epidemic of typhoid fever in the winter of 1904 and 1905 when many residents became ill. A large house was leased on South Second Avenue to be used as a hospital, and was called the Canton Public Hospital. A lack of funds closed this hospital within a year. The area residents were without hospital facilities until October 4, 1909, when the original structure of the Graham Hospital, a gift of Misses Alice and Caroline Graham, was formally opened and dedicated to the public. The school also began operating at this time. 

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