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Alphonsus

British  
/ ælˈfɒnsəs /

noun

  1. a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred

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The first retreat took place at Mount St. Alphonsus, a former seminary in Esopus, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, when Idaho Department of Correction officers took Skylar Meade, 31, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, to the Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, for medical treatment, the Boise Police Department said on Wednesday.

From New York Times

Among the rural health clinics with the designation are St. Luke’s family medicine clinic in Jerome and Saint Alphonsus Health System’s family medicine clinic in Fruitland.

From Seattle Times

Saint Alphonsus’ flagship hospital in Boise had the only trauma-center certified by the industry’s national accrediting organization, the American College of Surgeons, though it lost that distinction late last year and is actively working to get it back.

From Seattle Times

Officials with Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center said they were not able to issue an update on the condition of the injured patients because of privacy laws.

From Seattle Times