In 1995, St. Joseph's Hospital, which provided chronic care, merged with The Parry Sound District Hospital, which provided acute care.
“Parry Sound was the first community directed to build a new hospital by the province’s Health Services Restructuring Commission,” says Norman Maciver, chief executive officer of The West Parry Sound Health Centre. The new West Parry Sound Health Centre opened in 2005, at which time St. Joseph's hospital was closed and has sat vacant ever since.
St. Joseph's Hospital was originally a three story wooden house built in the 1890s. As of this moment, I have yet to ascertain the date that it opened as a hospital. The 4 storey South Wing was added in 1938 and the 2 storey East Wing was added in 1951. Both additions were made of concrete and steel.
On a beautiful September morning in 2011, Ninja and I awoke at our campsite, fried up a quick breakfast and began our pilgrimage to the old hospital...
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http://jermalism.blogspot.com/2012/01/abandonment-issues-st-josephs-hospital.html
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St. Joseph's Hospital (Parry Sound) by jerm IX, on Flickr
Blindness by jerm IX, on Flickr
Schizophrenia by jerm IX, on Flickr
Castile Soap - Solutions - Dressing Basket - Fleets - Enema Cans - IV Basket by jerm IX, on Flickr
Profexray by jerm IX, on Flickr
Learning To Walk (Parallel Bars) by jerm IX, on Flickr
Chronic Encephalitis by jerm IX, on Flickr
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder by jerm IX, on Flickr
Addison's Disease by jerm IX, on Flickr
Acquired Brain Injury by jerm IX, on Flickr
Hyperthyroidism by jerm IX, on Flickr
“Parry Sound was the first community directed to build a new hospital by the province’s Health Services Restructuring Commission,” says Norman Maciver, chief executive officer of The West Parry Sound Health Centre. The new West Parry Sound Health Centre opened in 2005, at which time St. Joseph's hospital was closed and has sat vacant ever since.
St. Joseph's Hospital was originally a three story wooden house built in the 1890s. As of this moment, I have yet to ascertain the date that it opened as a hospital. The 4 storey South Wing was added in 1938 and the 2 storey East Wing was added in 1951. Both additions were made of concrete and steel.
On a beautiful September morning in 2011, Ninja and I awoke at our campsite, fried up a quick breakfast and began our pilgrimage to the old hospital...
Come on in...
http://jermalism.blogspot.com/2012/01/abandonment-issues-st-josephs-hospital.html
Here is a sample...
St. Joseph's Hospital (Parry Sound) by jerm IX, on Flickr
Blindness by jerm IX, on Flickr
Schizophrenia by jerm IX, on Flickr
Castile Soap - Solutions - Dressing Basket - Fleets - Enema Cans - IV Basket by jerm IX, on Flickr
Profexray by jerm IX, on Flickr
Learning To Walk (Parallel Bars) by jerm IX, on Flickr
Chronic Encephalitis by jerm IX, on Flickr
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder by jerm IX, on Flickr
Addison's Disease by jerm IX, on Flickr
Acquired Brain Injury by jerm IX, on Flickr
Hyperthyroidism by jerm IX, on Flickr
