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            Corporate body · 1906-1942

            The Anna Turnbull Memorial Hospital was located in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. In 1905 Rev. George Arthur established The Geneva Mission at Wakaw. Dr. Arthur and his wife initially cared for the sick in their home. In 1906 a hospital was built by the Woman's Home Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. After church union in 1925 it was operated by The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada. In 1912 a new hospital was built, which enlarged over time with a new operating room built in 1928. The hospital was operated by the WMS until 1942. In 1943 the doctors residence was sold to Dr. R. G. Scott who had been responsible for the hospital's management and financing, and in 1946 other buildings were sold.

            Archer Memorial Hospital
            Corporate body · September 12, 1912-

            Archer Hospital was located in Lamont, Alberta. In 1903, Dr. Albert Ernest Archer (1878-1949), a medical missionary with the Methodist Church of Canada arrived in Star, Alberta to become a physician to the local Ukrainian community. In 1906, the railway was extended to Lamont and The Archers moved there. The Archers began to see patients in their home, and eventually, persuaded the local Methodist Church board to sponsor a hospital. The Lamont Public Hospital opened on September 12, 1912. It was managed by the Methodist Church, and after 1925, The United Church of Canada. Dr. Archer was the first Medical Superintendent and remained in that position for 37 years. A nursing school operated there from 1912-1972. In 1950 the hospital was renamed Archer Memorial Hospital as a dedication to its founder. In 1992 all the facilities on campus merged to form the Lamont Healthcare Centre, which is still operational.

            Person · 1906-1994

            Eric Winston Austin was born in Northwich, England on August 27, 1906. His family came to Canada in 1910. After graduating from medical school in 1932, he was employed for a short time at Large Memorial Hospital in Bella Bella with Dr. George Darby, and then on board the Thomas Crosby III (1932-1938) with Rev. Robert C. Scott. Dr. Austin subsequently became a physician at Wrinch Memorial Hospital in Hazelton (1938-1942). From 1942 until the end of the Second World War, he served the Royal Army Medical Corps. At war's end, he became a surgeon for the Vancouver Military Hospital, then for Vancouver General Hospital, and in later years had a private practice. Dr. Austin married his second wife, Mary Louise Hannah (nee Reid), in 1978. The couple were members of Shaughnessy Heights United Church in Vancouver. Eric Austin died on August 8, 1994.

            Battle River Hospital
            Corporate body · September, 1937-1954

            The Battle River Hospital was located in Manning, Alberta. When the Peace River Country of northern Alberta was opened for settlement, the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada established a small hospital on the Battle River mid-way between the villages of Notikewin and North Star. It was located 65 miles from the railway in an area inhabited by about 5,000 people most of whom had moved north from dried-out sections of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The hospital was opened in September, 1937 by the WMS of The United Church of Canada with accommodation for 8 patients, and with a nurse’s residence on the second floor. When it opened Dr. Doidge was the doctor, Miss, M.E. McMurray the matron, and Miss Frances M. Clarkson the staff nurse. Changes in staff were frequent, because of the loneliness of the situation of the hospital. Before long additions were made, the hospital was enlarged to accommodate 17 patients; a new nurses residence was opened in 1946 and a doctor’s residence in 1948. At first the address of the hospital was Grmishaw, the railway station 65 miles away, but as the railway was extended north and roads opened a town grew up in the hospital area. This town was named Manning after the premier of Alberta. With the growth of the town the area could no longer be considered a pioneer community. The municipality became interested in operating its own hospital, so after considerable negotiation the WMS sold the Battle River hospital to the town in 1954.

            Bingham Memorial Hospital
            Corporate body · 1922-

            The Rosedale War Memorial Hospital was located in Matheson, Ontario. The small hospital first opened in 1922, financed partly by funds from the Forward Movement of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Woman's Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, and a service club called the Rosedale Hospital Circle in the Rosedale area of Toronto. Accommodation soon became inadequate to meet this need for hospital services in the area. In 1934 a bequest of $25,000 was left to the Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada by Mrs. George A. Bingham, whose husband had been an outstanding surgeon in Ontario. The gift was designated for a new hospital at Matheson, to be named "The Dr. George A. Bingham Memorial Hospital." In 1954 the new hospital was opened to be operated jointly by the Woman Missionary Society and local committee. In 1958 the community took over the complete operation of the hospital under the new Ontario Hospital Services plan. The WMS equity in the building was made a gift to the community. The WMS relationship with the hospital terminated December 31, 1958. The hospital is still operational.

            Burns Lake Hospital
            Corporate body · 1924-

            Burns Lake Hospital was located at Burns Lake, British Columbia. A small hospital was opened in a farm house at nearby Francois Lake in 1919 and in 1920 some larger quarters became available at Prosser's Point (now known as Hospital Point). The staff relocated to Burns Lake in 1924. In 1931 construction began on a new 19 bed hospital. The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada, the provincial government and the Department of Indian Affairs all made substantial grants and it officially opened in 1932. Then, a new larger and better equipped building was opened in July, 1952. Another building was opened in August, 1960 by the WMS and Ministry of Health Services in the province.

            Corporate body · 1926-

            The Elizabeth M. Crowe Memorial Hospital (also known as Eriksdale Hospital) was located in Eriksdale, Manitoba. It was opened in 1926 by The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada, with a large donation from the Ladies Society of Westminster Church, Winnipeg. When it first opened it had seven beds, though enlarged from time to time. In 1961 the Government approved the building of a new 17-bed hospital, financed by the WMS, the community, and federal and provincial grants. The hospital is still in operation today.

            Ethelbert General Hospital
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            Ethelbert General Hospital was located in Ethelbert, Manitoba. In 1906 a dispensary was opened in Ethelbert, and in 1914 the first doctor appointed. The following year a 23-bed hospital was erected by the Woman's Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. After church union in 1925, The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada operated the hospital until early 1944 when the doctor resigned and the hospital closed. The hospital re-opened in 1948, though with very few patients. In 1960 the hospital was sold to the Greek Orthodox Church for use as a priest's residence.

            George McDougall Hospital
            Corporate body · 1907-

            George McDougall Hospital was originally located on the North Bank of the North Saskatchewan River at Victoria (later named Pakan). It opened in 1907 under the management of the Mission Board of the Methodist Church of Canada, and Dr. Charles Lawford. The hospital moved to Smoky Lake in 1922 when the railroad was built. After 1925, it was operated by the Board of Home Missions of The United Church of Canada. In July, 1957 the Hospital District purchased the land and building, with the Board of Home Missions maintaining control over operations.

            Hafford Hospital
            Corporate body · c. 1922-1941

            The Hafford Hospital was first built around 1922, by the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Canada. The first superintendent was the Rev. G. Dorey, who would later become Moderator of the United Church of Canada (successor to the Methodist Church in Canada). Dr. S.M. Scott was the first doctor to serve the hospital, followed by Dr. Rose, who was later joined by Dr. Paulson. The Hafford Hospital Ladies Aid Society, formed 1924, was involved in raising money to support hospital activities. After financial difficulties in the 1930s, the hospital was eventually closed, in 1941, due to lack of funds. In 1946, the Municipality of Redberry and the Village of Hafford bought the building and its equipment from the Missionary Society, then re-opened it as the Hafford Union Hospital.

            Hunter Memorial Hospital
            Corporate body · 1903-

            Hunter Memorial Hospital (also known as The Hunter Hospital) was located at Teulon, Manitoba. It was opened in 1903 by the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. After 1925 it was operated by the WMS of The United Church of Canada. It was situated in a newly-settled area, with large group of Ukrainians who were without medical services. Dr. A. J. Hunter did much medical, social and religious work within the community. When a new 20-bed hospital was opened in 1955, an agreement was made between the WMS of The United Church of Canada and the community of Teulon to operate the hospital jointly for five years, after which time the hospital would become the responsibility of the community. The hospital is still in operation.

            John Neil Hospital
            Corporate body · 1926-

            John Neil Hospital was located in Cold Lake, Alberta. Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) medical work was first begun by the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1921, when a building was rented for hospital use and church services. In 1925 the medical work at Cold Lake became the responsibility of the WMS of The United Church of Canada. John Neil Hospital was opened in July 1926 through church and community funding by the WMS. It was a 10-bed hospital and named after a former minister of Westminster-Central Church in Toronto which donated much of the funds for the building. A new, larger hospital was opened on July 8, 1958.

            Corporate body · 1917-

            The Katherine H. Prittie Hospital (also known as Bonnyville General Hospital) was located in Bonnyville, Alberta. The hospital was initially held in the farm house of Rev. Dr. John E. Duclos with support of The Woman's Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1917. In 1925 a new building was erected by The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada, with accommodation for 15 patients. This was named the Katherine H. Prittie Hospital, and was opened in July, 1926. At first the WMS retained a doctor who lived 34 miles away, but this did not prove very satisfactory, so in 1929 Dr. H.L.P. Grafton was appointed to Bonnyville. The hospital burned in August, 1934, and was rebuilt in 1935, In the following years many changes took place in the community. The Roman Catholic Church built a larger hospital, schools were opened, and a railway was built to Bonnyville. In 1947 the Alberta Health Department began organizing the province into Municipal Hospital Districts. The future of the hospital became uncertain. The work of the Woman's Missionary Society merged with the Board of Home Mission of the United Church in 1961 and administration of the hospital eventually was passed to the Duclos Hospital Society. The hospital is still in operation today.

            Pine River Hospital Unit
            Corporate body · -1948

            The Pine River Hospital Unit was located in Pine River, Manitoba. It was opened by the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, then after church union, operated by the WMS of The United Church of Canada. Medical and evangelistic work was carried on for a number of years, using a small house as a dispensary, ward and for Christian education groups. When nurses became difficult to find, in 1948 the unit was moved to Ethelbert General Hospital, located 25 miles south of Pine River.

            Corporate body · 1895-

            The Port Essington Summer Hospital was located in Port Essington, British Columbia. It was opened as a branch of the Port Simpson Hospital in Lax Kw'alaams [formerly Port Simpson] in 1895. Medical work occurred at Port Essington during the summer as it was the centre of the salmon canning business.

            Corporate body · 1891-1946

            The Port Simpson General Hospital was located at Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia. In 1889 Dr. Albert E. Bolton and his wife Nellie arrived and began treating patients in a tent on the beach through the Mission of the Methodist Church of Canada. By 1891 a hospital management committee had formed, and on November 9 1891 the hospital at Port Simpson (Lax Kw'alaams) officially opened. It was operated by the Woman's Missionary Society of The Methodist Church of Canada, with support from the Department of Indian Affairs and provincial government. A branch of the hospital operated from 1895 in Port Essington in the summer months, to provide medical care for the salmon canning industry there. A branch was also located at Rivers Inlet, later connected to R.W. Large Memorial Hospital. The hospital was incorporated in 1903. After 1925, The United Church of Canada operated the hospital, and took control of the hospital in 1931. In 1946 the hospital was closed with all medical work centered in Prince Rupert.

            Rivers Inlet Hospital
            Corporate body · c. 1890-

            Rivers Inlet Hospital was located at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia. It was established in the 1890s by Dr. Albert Edward Bolton, alongside Thomas Crosby who travelled along the coast to provide medical services. Medical staff would spend summers at Rivers Inlet, associated with R.W. Large Memorial Hospital in Bella Bella when it opened in 1902.

            1902-1935

            R.W. Large Memorial Hospital, originally known as Bella Bella Hospital, is located in Bella Bella, British Columbia. The town of Bella Bella is located on Campbell Island, along the central coast of the province. The hospital serves residents of the town and the surrounding area, including the Heiltsuk Nation.

            Medical missionary work first began in Bella Bella in the late 1890s when Dr. Albert Edward Bolton, alongside the Rev. Thomas Crosby, traveled along the coast providing medical services as part of the Methodist Church of Canada's missionary efforts. They often traveled on the mission ship Glad Tidings. During this time, Dr. Bolton established a medical mission in Bella Bella and a summer hospital at Rivers Inlet, to the southeast. Many medical staff would work both in Bella Bella and spend summers at the River Inlet Hospital in the coming years. In 1897, Dr. J.A. Jackson was sent by the Methodist Church to run the summer hospital at Rivers Inlet and the medical Mission at Bella Bella. Jackson died a year later and was replaced by Dr. Richard Whitfield Large. Dr. Large was given permanent charge of the Bella Bella medical mission in December of 1898. A full hospital was built by the end of 1902. A training school for nurses was opened in 1903 and remained open until 1935.

            The original hospital burned down in the summer of 1904. A larger hospital was built and opened in 1906 to replace it. In 1910, Dr. Large was transferred to the missionary hospital at Port Simpson. The next permanent medical missionary doctor was George Darby, who arrived with his wife, Edna Darby, in 1914 and would serve in Bella Bella until 1959.
            Responding to local needs, a new hospital was opened in 1918. It was renamed R.W. Large Memorial Hospital following Dr. Large's death in 1920. During this time, a hospital boat was also based out of Bella Bella. The hospital boat provided for quick access to remote sites and until the 1940s had a permanently assigned doctor working aboard for most of the year. The hospital boat remained in use well into the 1960s.

            After the creation of The United Church of Canada in 1925, the Methodist missionary hospitals in Bella Bella and Rivers Inlet came under its authority. In 1929, the United Church officially decided to continue to operate the medical missions in places where it was difficult to establish municipal hospitals.

            During the 1940s and 1950s, medical students worked for short periods of time in Bella Bella with Dr. Darby. In 1952, a second full-time physician joined the staff at R.W. Large Memorial Hospital. After Dr. Darby, several physicians worked at R.W. Large Memorial Hospital for long periods of time but recruitment became a challenge. To help with staffing, short-term physicians and locums were used. This also allowed specialists to come to Bella Bella to provide specialized medical care. A new hospital building was completed and opened 1973.

            The United Church of Canada shifted control of health services over to the United Church Health Services Society in 2008. The Society continued to operate R.W. Large Memorial Hospital until 2014, when Vancouver Coastal Health took over full operation of the Hospital.

            Smeaton Hospital
            Corporate body · 1933-1951

            Smeaton Hospital was located in Smeaton, Saskatchewan. It was opened in 1933 and was a small, eight-bed unit. The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada supplied nurses and gave a grant to the doctor in the district. In accordance with the suggestion of the Health Services Planning Commission of Saskatchewan a Union Hospital Board was formed; under this board a new hospital was built. With a larger hospital nearby, The WMS hospital was closed in May 1951, and the building sold to the Board of Home Missions of the United Church for use as a manse

            St. Andrew's Hospital
            Corporate body · [1899]-1929

            St. Andrew's Hospital was located in Atlin, British Columbia. In March, 1898 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Toronto formed a committee to send trained Christian nurses to the Klondike. The following year, Elizabeth Mitchell and Helen Bone of the Women's Home Missionary Society (WHMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada were the first missionaries/nurses sent. Medical work was first performed in a primitive cabin and tent. In 1900 a hospital was erected, named St. Andrew's Hospital. The original committee, known as the Atlin Nurses Committee became of the nucleus of the WHMS in 1903. In 1904 an arrangement was made for joint support of the hospital by the WHMS and community. The hospital continued under the Presbyterian Church and after 1925 The United Church of Canada until the year 1929 when it became self-supporting and was taken over entirely by the community. In 1969 the building was bought by the University of Michigan State for a Field Station.

            St. Paul's Hospital
            1922-

            St. Paul's Hospital was located at Hearst, Ontario. It was first opened by the Womans Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1922. After 1925 it was operated by The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada. Work by the WMS was terminated on May 31st, 1954. The hospital was sold to the Sisters of Charity of Providence of Montreal, who continued to administer the hospital under the Roman Catholic Church.