The Prince Edward Island Hospital is a former acute care hospital that was located in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island . It was the first public general hospital established in the province and the largest such facility throughout its history.
21-566: The facility was established by the provincial government on January 28, 1884 on a property known as "Haszard House" located at present-day 24-36 Longworth Avenue in the northeast part of the city. The Prince Edward Island Hospital was predated by the Charlottetown Hospital , which was established in 1879 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown . The city's residents demanded that the government open "a general" hospital that
42-683: A nursing home which was staffed by the Sisters of St. Martha and named "Sacred Heart Home". The Diocese of Charlottetown was involved in one final health care project in Prince Edward Island when it opened the Western Hospital in Alberton in 1944, also under the administration of the Sisters of St. Martha. The Charlottetown Diocese undertook a major fundraising campaign during the late 1940s and early 1950s to finance major interior renovations to
63-558: A greater need than Haszard House could provide and accepted the gift of Rev. Ralph Brecken's property at present-day 31 Kensington Road in the neighbouring then-rural community of Parkdale . Architect C.B. Chappell was commissioned to design and build the large brick building in June 1898 and it opened in March 1900. By the 1920s it became apparent that the Kensington Road location for the hospital
84-692: Is named for St. Dunstan , the Anglo Saxon saint from Glastonbury . The structure is located at 45 Great George Street, between the harbour and the Confederation Centre of the Arts . The original St Dunstan's Cathedral was built from 1897 to 1907. The present stone structure was built between 1913 and 1919 after a fire destroyed the original cathedral in 1913. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. In 1929, ten years after its completion,
105-623: The Catholic-affiliated Charlottetown Hospital with the secular and publicly operated Prince Edward Island Hospital into the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital was that all abortion services in the province be discontinued. In 1982 the Prince Edward Island Hospital building at 5 Brighton Road was re-purposed by the provincial government and called the Prince Edward Home . From 1982 to 2014 the building
126-490: The Catholic-affiliated Charlottetown Hospital with the secular and publicly operated Prince Edward Island Hospital into the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital was that all abortion services in the province be discontinued. The building on Haviland Street remained standing into the mid-1990s as it was re-purposed for provincial government offices, including motor vehicle licensing and driver testing under
147-669: The Charlottetown Hospital closed its doors when the Queen Elizabeth Hospital opened. The opening of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1982 also saw the end of abortion services in the province, which had been provided at the Prince Edward Island Hospital since the late 1960s. One of the conditions that the Roman Catholic Church placed on the provincial government of Premier James Lee for merging
168-583: The Charlottetown Hospital saw it outgrow its original building on Great George Street. In 1902, the Diocese of Charlottetown moved the hospital to larger quarters on Haviland Street in the west end of the city. A new maternity department opened in 1918 and the Charlottetown Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1920. The Charlottetown Hospital was administered by the Order of Sisters of Charity of
189-563: The Charlottetown Hospital were identified for replacement with a single modern facility. The Prince Edward Island Hospital School of Nursing was merged with other nursing schools in the province in 1969 to form the Prince Edward Island School of Nursing. This education facility closed in 1994 when its diploma programs transferred to the bachelor program at the University of Prince Edward Island . In 1982, after 97 years of service,
210-437: The Charlottetown Hospital, resulting in the construction of a new wing. In 1969 the provincial government took over the operation of health care facilities from the Diocese of Charlottetown as part of the provincial development plan under premier Alex Campbell . The Prince Edward Island Hospital and the Charlottetown Hospital were identified for replacement with a single modern facility. In 1982, after 102 years of service,
231-453: The Department of Transportation and Public Works. The Charlottetown Hospital School of Nursing was merged with other nursing schools in the province in 1969 to form the Prince Edward Island School of Nursing. This education facility closed in 1994 when its diploma programs transferred to the bachelor program at the University of Prince Edward Island . In 1995, the provincial government funded
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#1732855665834252-471: The Hôpital Général of Montreal from its establishment in 1879–1925. The Sisters of Saint Martha of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island took over the administration of the Charlottetown Hospital and St. Vincent's Orphanage, another Diocese of Charlottetown responsibility. In 1925 the Charlottetown Hospital moved into a new brick building on Haviland Street and the original wood building was converted into
273-415: The Prince Edward Island Hospital closed its doors when the Queen Elizabeth Hospital opened. The opening of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1982 also saw the end of abortion services in the province, which had been provided at the Prince Edward Island Hospital since the late 1960s. One of the conditions that the Roman Catholic Church placed on the provincial government of Premier James Lee for merging
294-468: The church was blessed by Pope Pius XI as a basilica . The church remains one of the 27 basilicas in Canada. In October 1980 it was the site of a state funeral when Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau gave the eulogy during the funeral for Veterans Affairs Minister Daniel J. MacDonald (M.P. Cardigan). The basilica was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990. This article on
315-516: The conversion of the waterfront building housing the Charlottetown Hospital School of Nursing into a new Holland College campus called the Tourism and Culinary Centre, which houses a variety of management programs in the tourism and hospitality sector as well as the Culinary Institute of Canada . As part of the expansion of the new Holland College facility, the former Charlottetown Hospital building
336-474: The leadership of Bishop McIntyre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown . It was the first hospital in Charlottetown and was established in the former Bishop's Residence on the site of the present-day St. Dunstan's Basilica at the corner of Dorchester and Great George streets. A large annex was constructed in 1882 and the hospital was open to people of any religious background. The increased use of
357-594: Was becoming over-crowded, thus the provincial government built a much larger facility on the northern part of the Government House property adjacent to Victoria Park . This new building opened in 1934 at present-day 5 Brighton Road. In 1969 the provincial government took over the operation of the Charlottetown Hospital from the Roman Catholic Church as part of the provincial development plan under premier Alex Campbell . The Prince Edward Island Hospital and
378-588: Was demolished to make room for a parking lot. The adjoining Sacred Heart Home had been moved into a new brick structure during the 1950s.. It was closed by the Sisters of St. Martha of Prince Edward Island and was subsequently sold to a private developer and renovated into a senior citizen apartment complex. St. Dunstan%27s Basilica St. Dunstan's Basilica is the cathedral of the Diocese of Charlottetown in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada . It
399-515: Was not affiliated with a religious body. As such, the Prince Edward Island Hospital was frequently referred to as the " Protestant " hospital, however the facility was secular and had no affiliation with a religious denomination. In 1891 the first nursing school in the province was opened when the Prince Edward Island Hospital School of Nursing was established. In 1896 the trustees of the Prince Edward Island Hospital foresaw
420-478: Was re-purposed by the provincial government and currently houses offices for the Department of Education and called the Aubin Arsenault Building. Charlottetown Hospital The Charlottetown Hospital is a former acute care hospital that was located in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island . It was the first public hospital established in the province. The facility was established in 1879 under
441-427: Was used for the following health care services: In November 2013 a new "provincial manor" opened in the neighbourhood of West Royalty and residents were moved to that location. A new palliative care facility which opened in 2014, has left the building at 5 Brighton Rd with no purpose in 2015 and it is expected to be decommissioned. The adjacent building that housed the Prince Edward Island Hospital School of Nursing
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