The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-07-06, Page 11Dining room at the time of
the hospital opening in Janu-
ary 1907.
THE PROVINCIAL FLAG was raised during the official
opening of the hospital on Friday by Ian Edward and Ed.
Walker, as part of the ceremonies.—A-T Photo.
Wtughom ncerpme:, Thum*. July 6, 1,9.67 page
of Huron; Harold Dillon, Ontario Hospital Services Corn.;
Mrs. I. E. Morrey, hospital administrator; Rev. C. M. Jar-
dine; Rev. John Mooney; back row: J. V, Fischer, Mrs. J.
W. English, J. T. Goodall, A. D. MacWilliam, F. L. Davidson,
Wallace Conn, Robert Coultes, Howard Walker, Roy Hunt-
er, Harold Robinson, E. E. Walker. Platform guests were
visiting dignitaries and members of the hospital board.
—Advance-Times Photo.
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by subscription for the building
fund so plans fot the addition
were hopefully left for the fol.,
lowing year. The Webster lot
behind the building was pur-
chased, the adjoining lot to the
south was bought from Mr, Cur-
rie and Dr. Kennedy donated
his property to the north, fag-.
ing Catherine Street, which
gave the hospital a square block
from Carling Terrace through to
Catherine.
In 1936 members of the
company relinquished their
rights and donated their shares.
The institution became a public
general hospital under a charter,
The hospital association was
constituted and the board of
directors established.
In 1942 the school for nurs-
ing assistants was started. The
staff consisted of Mrs. H. An-
gus, cook and tray server; Mr.
Tucker, gardener and foreman;
one 15-year-old domestic;
three nurses and the superinten-
dent. Mrs. I. E. Morrey, the
present administrator, succeed-
ed Miss W. Douglas as superin-
tendent July 15, 1942.
FIRST ADDITION
Thirty-two years after the
need for more space was first
felt, came the erection of an
addition to the original hospi-
tal in 1945, increasing the cap-
acity from 18 beds to 33 adult
beds and a nursery with 12
cubicles. Renovation to the
original building included the
removal of perches, the build-
ing of a modern entrance and
inside elevator, a diet depart-
ment, storerooms and morgue,
The official opening was Oc-
tober, 1945.
Three years later a private
home on Catherine Street was
purchased and an addition erect-
ed to become a residence for
nurses and students. Mrs. Fred
Fuller was employed as house-
mother, a position she held un-
til the nurses' residence was
taken over as a training school
a few years ago.
In October, 1955, a second
addition, to the north of the
1945 wing was officially open-
ed, This provided 48 beds for
the chronically ill and two den-
tention rooms, as well as com-
plete basement, dietary depart-
ment, refrigerators, storerooms,
laundry and boiler house and
incinerator, laboratory and drug
Hospital important
room. Parking facilities inel
ed a lot on Carling. Terrace for
visitors.
The next ten years saw
Many changes in hospital ad ,-
ministration and medical servi-
ces, The Ontario Hospital Ser.
vices Commission came into
being in 1959 and the budget
was introduced. The Hospital
Auxiliary, which had provided.
made and mended linen, be-
came a fund raising and public
relations organization, Labora-
tory and electrocardiograph
services, gastric, cancer and
tuberculosis prevention clinics
were established and the Public
Health office, located in the
hospital, conducted pre-natal
clinics. The nurses' residence
was discontinued later and the
building used as a training
school for nursing assistants.
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WARDEN FRANK FIELD of Bruce County, addressed the
gathering at the opening of the Wingham and District
Hospital Friday. Seated behind Mr. Field are, front row,
far left: Lloyd Robertson of Ball Brothers, Kitchener, con-
tractors; Dan Dunlop, architect; Dr. P. J. Leahy, Teeswater;
Mayor DeWitt Miller; Hon. C. S. MacNaughton; R. B.
Cousins, board chairman; Barry Wenger, vice-chairman;
Robert McKinley, M.P., Huron; Donald MacKenzie, warden
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