Fr. Joch and three sisters, with a trunk, a loaf of bread and $50, left St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield and arrived in Rhinelander on June 5, 1893 to establish a new hospital. The daughters of Mother Frances immediately began their work of charity by caring for the sick at home near Rhinelander, and they did so in the style outlined in the Foundress's Norms: "The Sister who cares for the patient must act as if she neither sees nor hears. She will simply attend to her work and scrupulously follow the doctor's prescriptions. The sister will be able to adapt to the moods and unreasonable demands of the sick person with imperturbable patience and humility". This is how the people learned to know and appreciate the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother in Rhinelander, who worked hard to develop the mission. A few months later, a house was purchased, which soon became the St. Mary's Hospital, where the sisters devoted themselves with hard-working charity to care for the sick, looking after them in body and spirit. In the autumn of 1894, barely a year later, a new, larger and more functional hospital was built. In August 1895, during her last trip to America, Mother Frances visited the communities of America, rejoicing in the good that had been accomplished. On this occasion she introduced the term 'superior' to refer to the sisters who lead the community. As the Congregation grew in the area of health care, St. Mary's Hospital also continuously improved its services to the sick. In April 1935, work began on the renovation and extension of the building, and on December 11, of the same year, the chapel was consecrated and the new hospital building was opened.