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A short history of hospitals
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada administered a number of hospitals in Canada, including in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, as well as in Brazil.
The Pembroke Sisters established the Radville Community Hospital in Radville, Saskatchewan, and administered St. Joseph's Hospital in Barrhead, Alberta and St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Barry's Bay, Ontario.
The Peterborough Sisters founded several hospitals in Ontario including St. Joseph's Hospital in Peterborough as well as St. Joseph's Hospital in Parry Sound, and St. Joseph's Hospital in North Bay. They also journeyed to Estevan, Saskatchewan to establish St. Joseph's Hospital. Travelling even further, they opened St. Joseph’s Hospital in Itacoataria, Brazil.
The London Sisters founded St. Joseph's Hospital in Chatham, and St. Joseph's Hospital in Sarnia, Ontario. In London, they established St. Joseph's Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. They also set up several western hospitals including Stettler Hospital, Galahad Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital in Rimbey, and Killam General Hospital, all in Alberta.
The Hamilton Sisters established St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph, St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener, and St. Joseph's Hospital in Brantford, Ontario.
Our archives has records relating to some of these hospitals. We are also engaged in cataloguing medical artifacts from the time the Sisters administered St. Joseph's Hospital in London.
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