History

Written by Admin Account on 17 September 2008.

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script><script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1339966-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> A Brief History of Guelph General Hospital <img alt="history 1875" height="247" src="images/stories/ggh/pics/history 1875.jpg" style="float: right" width="250" />1875 - Original hospital opened - a two-storey building with 12 beds. The original steward and nurses of the hospital had a farm on the property that produced and supplied the patients with eggs, milk, vegetables, meat, etc. 1888 - The Jubilee Wing was completed at a cost of $9,869. 1897 - The Albert Wing was opened. The hospital had capacity for 90 patients, a new Operating Room - considered one of the best in the province - and even elevators! Ladies Auxiliary formed - this is the current Volunteer Association. 1906 - Nurses' residence built. The school of nursing was organized in 1888 and today there are 1,200 graduates from the school - 700 are still alive! 1911 - New, larger nurses' residence built - current Family and Children's Services building. The original nurses' residence was moved to 63 Derry Street. 1912 - An Isolation Hospital was built - current Delhi Street Recreation Centre. <img alt="hospital_-_1950s_web" height="210" src="images/stories/ggh/pics/hospital_-_1950s_web.jpg" style="float: right" width="300" />1951 - A new hospital was constructed adjacent to the old hospital, consisting of the current North and East Wings. 1957 - The old hospital was demolished and a new nurses' residence built on its site. 1970 - West Wing completed. 1997 - Groundbreaking for construction of a renovated and expanded Guelph General Hospital resulting in a 330,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility. The cost was $76.4 million, $50.7 million from the provincial government and $25.7 million from the City of Guelph and County of Wellington. 1999 - One hundred and thirty-five thousand square feet of new construction completed. Many high-tech departments move into their new space, and renovation of the North Wing begins. 2000 - Complete renovation of North and East wings. <img alt="about aerial" height="168" src="images/stories/ggh/pics/about aerial.jpg" style="float: right" width="241" />2001- The West Wing renovation completed followed by the transfer and consolidation of acute care services from St. Joseph's Hospital and Home into the new Guelph General Hospital. '