The Library

Click here to see a map of O'Reilly General Hospital

Download a copy of The Shamrock, O'Reilly's newspaper (35 MB).

Read more about O'Reilly:

• Springfield's "Hospital With a Soul"
• The Demise of O'Reilly Hospital and the Beginning of Evangel College, 1946-1955

ABOUT O'REILLY

In February 1941, Springfield was chosen as the site of the O'Reilly General Army hospital, to be located on a reservation bounded by Division, Fremont, Pythian and Glenstone Avenue, an area later occupied in large part by Evangel University.

The staff of O'Reilly was recognized as among the best among Army hospital staff. This was a result of an early decision made by the post commander. In May 1941, Colonel George B. Foster Jr. declared his intention to make O'Reilly the "hospital with a soul." Read the entire introduction here...