 They decide to name the facility in honor of the Baron's Southern-born wife, Baroness Marguerite Mathilde Slidell d’Erlanger.1899 – At a cost of $50,000 ($1.3 million in today's dollars), Baroness Erlanger Hospital opens with 72 beds.1957 – The two oldest portions of the hospital, the original west and central wings, are razed to make way for expanded in-patient and surgical facilities.