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The (CLOSED) Holy Family Hospital (Prince Albert) | church, interesting place

Canada / Saskatchewan / Prince Albert
 church, hospital, interesting place
The hospital closed its doors on October 1st, 1997

A History of Caring - Holy Fasmily Hospital
In 1906, three Sisters of Charity arrived from Saint John, New Brunswick, to care for and teach sixty British orphans brought here by the Catholic Rescue Society. The dedication of the Sisters was so admired by the community that in 1908, they were asked to consider building a hospital. Support from the public was encouraging. Plans were launched, land purchased, tenders called, the sod turned on April 24th 1910, and the Order embarked on this first health care venture. Financed and administrated by the Sisters of Charity, the new hospital was dedicated on December 20th 1910, admitted its first patient on Christmas Day, and was filled to capacity a few days later.

Providing quality care to the sick and dying became the mission of the Sisters, and they devoted themselves cheerfully and tirelessly to their task. By 1914, it became evident that more beds and more nurses were required. Plans were made for a four-storey, 30 bed addition to the hospital and a residence for student nurses from the lay nursing school established a year earlier.

Improvements and expansion followed over the years to keep pace with medical technology and the growing demand for hospital services. The Sisters of Charity had themselves borne all the costs of programs, additions, renovations and daily operations. The Sisters alone funded and directed the hospital, until 1947, when the provincial government began to finance hospital operational expenses, and an Advisory Board shared in the Hospital's administration.

Always on the forefront of change and seeking to provide improved and innovative services, in 1958, the Sisters of Charity implemented plans for a new hospital facility that would cost more than 2 million dollars. Grants by the provincial and federal governments and a large contribution by the Sisters of Charity covered construction. Equipment and hospital furnishings were financed by the Sisters of Charity, private donations, the City and adjoining rural municipalities. The new state-of-the-art hospital officially opened its doors December 16th 1963. The Holy Family Hospital was incorporated in 1966, and has since been administered by a governing Board comprised of Sisters and lay members.

The Holy Family Hospital has undergone significant changes, some planned, some imposed. At its peak, the Hospital offered full services and innovative health programs. Today's "wellness" business principles of profit and loss have taken over health programs, cutting services, cutting staff and leaving the future of the Hospital uncertain. The Holy Family Hospital was created by a need for quality health care services. Since 1910, the Hospital and its dedicated staff have filled this need. This December, it will be celebrating 85 years of caring. The future? The Holy Family Hospital's goal is to continue to actively participate in approved, appropriate and funded programs that will serve our community. Let us hope this goal is reached, so that we may continue to celebrate with them for many more years to come.

Celebrating 85 Years of Caring for Prince Albert and District

Holy Family Hospital - 675-15th Street West
(from www.citylightsnews.com/cln/cln95oct.htm)

Also see www.citylightsnews.com/theholy.htm
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Coordinates:   53°11'55"N   105°46'16"W

Comments

  • Lorna (guest)
    Sadly it is 2013 and nothing built there yet. I was born at the HFH in 1959, my children in 1986 and 1988. My parents Monica and Joe Angelski worked there for 30 years. It was still the best hospital, the best care.
  • sherry little (guest)
    I was born at the old family hospital in 1974. My kids were born there my oldest was born in 1988 of Oct and my second was born there as well in 1991 of July and my third was born there in 1992 of Dec. My father was born there same with my mother. When I lost my grandmother there and my grandfather there it was very hard for me that was my dads parents. Then I lost my mothers parents there but every time the hospital there was so loving and caring the treated me like we were family. Then I lost my father there and my mother there one year apart and again the holy family hospital were so loving and caring that I felt the love in them. I cry when I seen the hospital close it doors and then when they started to bring it down all I could do is sit in my car and cry because it was like they were breaking down our home the people who cared the most for there patients and the love they put in there work everyday that they went to work the nurses and doctors like I'm saying it was very hard to see it go and tell this day I still park by there and wish it was still there for us. Anyways love everyone that helped so many of us and our family.
  • Rose dutka (guest)
    Which government was in power when it was closed
  • Elsie (guest)
    NDP....they closed 52 hospitals in SK!!
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