Lady Minto Hospital is an acute care facility in
Cochrane, Ontario
Cochrane is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat ...
and part of the MIC's Group of Health Services in Northern Ontario.
Founded in 1911, the hospital building was built in 1915 and opened in 1916. The hospital is named for Mary Caroline Grey, wife of Lord Minto (
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (; 9 July 18451 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadi ...
), Governor General of Canada. The hospitals building funds were made available from the Lady Minto Hospital Fund given around 1900.
The main hospital has 33 beds and a long-term care facility with 33 beds. Services also include in-patient, out-patient, respite, palliative, emergency and ambulatory care.
History
Lady Minto Hospital was one of 43 hospitals built from funds established by Lady Minto and the
Victorian Order of Nurses
The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) has been leading home and community care in Canada for over a century. Today, VON provides home and community support services to over 10,000 people every day across Ontario and Nova Scotia. It is registered as a ...
.
About Lady Minto
', Lady Minto Hospital Foundation.
The funds were given to build
cottage hospitals in remote parts of Canada.
A timeline of Cochrane's Lady Minto Hospital:
* 1915-1916 first hospital building built
* 1953-1954 new hospital addition built to ease overcrowding at the 44-bed hospital
* 1960s renovations
* 1975-1978 new 64-bed hospital building built; old hospital building becomes Minto Health Centre
* 2003 new Minto Health Centre built; 2004 old hospital demolished
See also
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Tim Horton
Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburg ...
- born at Lady Minto on January 12, 1930
References
External links
MICs Group of Health Services - Lady Minto Hospital
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Hospitals in Ontario
Hospital buildings completed in 1916
Hospital buildings completed in 1954
Hospital buildings completed in 1978
Hospitals established in 1911
Buildings and structures in Cochrane District
Cochrane, Ontario
Cottage hospitals