One Hundred Years Saint Marys Hospital Troy New York

Author : Jaimie McEvoy
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780981136509
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Destruction of Saint Mary's Hospital written by Jaimie McEvoy and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Destruction of Saint Mary's Hospital is the story of Saint Mary's Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia, from its founding in 1887 by the Sisters of Providence, with forty-two beds and a staff of five, through its modernization and growth into one of the finest surgical centres in the province. From its opening day, Saint Mary's Hospital brought profound changes to health care in the province. Unlike other hospitals at the time, which did not accept children or persons with incurable conditions, Saint Mary's welcomed both. The Sisters did not discriminate by race and served the old, the rich, the poor and the mentally ill alike. Even those who did not need medical care but were simply hungry were fed. Author Jaimie McEvoy skillfully places the remarkable history of Saint Mary's within the context of the history of British Columbia and New Westminster--encompassing a period including the creation of the province; the Gold Rush; two world wars; smallpox, cholera and influenza epidemics; the Great Fire of New Westminster; numerous health-care reforms and the ultimate controversy that closed Saint Mary's doors forever in 2004, after 117 years of faithful and compassionate service.