Vaughan Glen Hospital – The Original Sick Kids Hospital
In May of 1899, a group of twenty-two women sat down for tea and formed a committee dedicated to helping sick childeren. The women formed the Home for Incurable Children.…
Woodstock General Hospital
Following several typhoid epidemics and six years of debate, the Woodstock General Hospital was opened in 1895 and was situated on a hill between Riddell and Wellington Streets in the…
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London Psychiatric Hospital | Regional Mental Health Care (London, Ontario)
The London Asylum for the Insane once stood on the grounds of 850 Highbury Avenue in London, Ontario. The asylum's name was later changed to Ontario Hospital London. In 1963,…
St. Joseph’s Hospital / Sudbury General Hospital – Sudbury Ontario
During the early 20th century the Ontario government was not known to contribute substantially towards the cost of constructing or operating hospitals. In 1944 a group of physicians along with…
Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario
The Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton started as a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients in 1906. It began as a two tent operation located on a farm where eight patients were able…
St. Catharines General Hospital and Autopsy Room
History of St. Catharine's General Hospital St. Catharine's first hospital was founded by Dr. Theophilus Mack in 1865. It was built on Cherry Street and contained four beds. The hospital provided…