St. Mary's General Hospital is a 147-bed adult acute-care facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada serving Waterloo Region and surrounding area. St. Mary’s is the second-largest acute care hospital in the St. Joseph’s Health System.[1] It is the site of the Regional Cardiac Care Centre which opened in 2003, while the emergency department was extensively renovated in 2004. St Mary’s hospital’s clinical focuses are on cardiac care, respiratory care, outpatient (day) surgery, general medicine, and 24/7 emergency care. Around 2,000 staff, physicians’ volunteers provide care in these areas of the hospital. Patients who can not be taken care of at St. Mary’s will most likely be transferred to Grand River General Hospital.[1]
St. Mary's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton. St. Mary’s Hospital is linked to the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Kitchener. The church was founded in 1856 to provide spiritual services to Roman Catholic families in the area who were mainly German immigrants. The two pastors at the time, the Very Reverend Albert L. Zinger (1874 – 1948), and Reverend Anthony J. Fisher (1874 – 1939) knew there was a need for an enlargement of the current Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital and a Catholic hospital would be a good fit as there was a growing Catholic community.[2]
Construction began in 1923 and the doors opened on 1924-10-21. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton committed $350,000 to helping the construction and opening of the hospital and the Catholic congregations of Kitchener and Waterloo had donated $100,000. The last $50,000 was donated by the residents of the Twin Cities. This cost would help secure 100 beds in the hospital as only 70 beds were currently available at the Kitchener-Waterloo hospital. The first patient at St. Mary’s hospital was Mr. Edward Markie who came to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. He was admitted to the hospital where Dr. Harry M. Lackner performed the appendectomy which was also the first surgery that was performed at the hospital. The first x-ray machine was also used by Dr. John Hett and the x-ray machine was the first one available to all physicians who worked in the region. After the first 10 days of operation, the hospital had treated thirty-one patients for a variety of medical problems. Patients did not have to be Catholic in order to be treated at the hospital.[2]
From the beginning, a nursing school was part of the facility. General was added to its name in 1959. A major expansion between 1959 and 1962 saw the hospital grow from 123 beds to 354. The expansion of the hospital in 1960 added a new 10-storey tower where most of the existing hospital was replaced with the new expansion. The remaining part of the building now houses the administrative offices. This part of the building used to be the nurses’ residence.[3] The expanded facility included an emergency department and an intensive care unit. The nursing school was closed, with training moved to Conestoga College. In 1989, activities at St. Mary's were coordinated with those at the Grand River Hospital, and St. Mary's began to specialize in adult care. St. Mary’s hospital is considered to be the leader in national safety measures. This brings true to their visions to be the safest and more effective hospital in Canada. They have twice earned a top score in the report and are one of the three centres in Canada performing better than the national average.[4] A 7 year expansion project was announced in 2020, projected to cost a total of $13 million and that funding would be coming from both the government and donors. The hope with the expansion is so that the hospital can perform ablation procedures which studies the rhythm of the heart. Patients will no longer have to travel to London, Hamilton or Toronto to have the procedure performed.[5]
In October 2018, Dr. Andrew Falconer was named president of St. Marys and St. Joseph’s Health System. With a staff of 1,300; this role was to commence in February 2019. Previously, Dr. Falconer was a vice president and chief of staff at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa after replacing Don Shilton, who had retired in June 2018.[6][7] In May 2019, however, the hospital announced that Dr. Falconer would returning to Queensway Carleton as President and Chief Executive Officer, requiring a search for a new president of St. Mary's.[8] The current president of the hospital is Ms. Lee Fairclough, who started working as the president of the hospital on January 6, 2020. She was appointed to this position by the St. Mary’s board of trustees after a national search for a new president.[9]
The St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation is a non-for-profit organization that helps to provide funding for the hospital so it can provide equipment and programs for the patients. Around $5 million in donations from donors is expected to be given to the foundation every year as Government funding does not cover all of the costs for replacement and enhancement of equipment. Over the past 10 years, over $50 million has been donated to the hospital through the foundation. [10]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Who we are". St. Mary's General Hospital. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^ abRutty, Christopher (1999). "St. Mary's General Hospital Kitchener, Ontario A Circle of Care, 75 Years of Caring" (PDF).
^"A history of healing: St. Mary's celebrates 90 years in Kitchener | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^"St. Mary's Continues as a Top Hospital in Canada for Patient Safety". St. Mary's General Hospital. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^"Seven year, $13M expansion comes to fruition at St. Mary's General". KitchenerToday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^"Veteran emergency physician named president of St. Mary's General Hospital". Kitchener Post. Metroland News. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^"Falconer new big wheel at St. Mary's General Hospital". Kitchener Post. Waterloo Region Record. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^"President of St. Mary's Hospital stepping down". Kitchener Post. Kitchener Today. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^"Welcoming Lee Fairclough as St. Mary's new President - St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation". supportstmarys.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^"The Foundation - St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation". supportstmarys.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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For other uses see Saint Mary s Hospital disambiguation St Mary s General Hospital is a 147 bed adult acute care facility in Kitchener Ontario Canada serving Waterloo Region and surrounding area St Mary s is the second largest acute care hospital in the St Joseph s Health System 1 It is the site of the Regional Cardiac Care Centre which opened in 2003 while the emergency department was extensively renovated in 2004 St Mary s hospital s clinical focuses are on cardiac care respiratory care outpatient day surgery general medicine and 24 7 emergency care Around 2 000 staff physicians volunteers provide care in these areas of the hospital Patients who can not be taken care of at St Mary s will most likely be transferred to Grand River General Hospital 1 St Mary s General HospitalGeographyLocation911 Queen s Blvd Kitchener Ontario CanadaServicesBeds147HistoryOpened1924LinksListsHospitals in CanadaHistory EditSt Mary s Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of Hamilton St Mary s Hospital is linked to the St Mary s Roman Catholic Church in Kitchener The church was founded in 1856 to provide spiritual services to Roman Catholic families in the area who were mainly German immigrants The two pastors at the time the Very Reverend Albert L Zinger 1874 1948 and Reverend Anthony J Fisher 1874 1939 knew there was a need for an enlargement of the current Kitchener Waterloo Hospital and a Catholic hospital would be a good fit as there was a growing Catholic community 2 Construction began in 1923 and the doors opened on 1924 10 21 The Sisters of St Joseph of Hamilton committed 350 000 to helping the construction and opening of the hospital and the Catholic congregations of Kitchener and Waterloo had donated 100 000 The last 50 000 was donated by the residents of the Twin Cities This cost would help secure 100 beds in the hospital as only 70 beds were currently available at the Kitchener Waterloo hospital The first patient at St Mary s hospital was Mr Edward Markie who came to the hospital with an inflamed appendix He was admitted to the hospital where Dr Harry M Lackner performed the appendectomy which was also the first surgery that was performed at the hospital The first x ray machine was also used by Dr John Hett and the x ray machine was the first one available to all physicians who worked in the region After the first 10 days of operation the hospital had treated thirty one patients for a variety of medical problems Patients did not have to be Catholic in order to be treated at the hospital 2 From the beginning a nursing school was part of the facility General was added to its name in 1959 A major expansion between 1959 and 1962 saw the hospital grow from 123 beds to 354 The expansion of the hospital in 1960 added a new 10 storey tower where most of the existing hospital was replaced with the new expansion The remaining part of the building now houses the administrative offices This part of the building used to be the nurses residence 3 The expanded facility included an emergency department and an intensive care unit The nursing school was closed with training moved to Conestoga College In 1989 activities at St Mary s were coordinated with those at the Grand River Hospital and St Mary s began to specialize in adult care St Mary s hospital is considered to be the leader in national safety measures This brings true to their visions to be the safest and more effective hospital in Canada They have twice earned a top score in the report and are one of the three centres in Canada performing better than the national average 4 A 7 year expansion project was announced in 2020 projected to cost a total of 13 million and that funding would be coming from both the government and donors The hope with the expansion is so that the hospital can perform ablation procedures which studies the rhythm of the heart Patients will no longer have to travel to London Hamilton or Toronto to have the procedure performed 5 In October 2018 Dr Andrew Falconer was named president of St Marys and St Joseph s Health System With a staff of 1 300 this role was to commence in February 2019 Previously Dr Falconer was a vice president and chief of staff at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa after replacing Don Shilton who had retired in June 2018 6 7 In May 2019 however the hospital announced that Dr Falconer would returning to Queensway Carleton as President and Chief Executive Officer requiring a search for a new president of St Mary s 8 The current president of the hospital is Ms Lee Fairclough who started working as the president of the hospital on January 6 2020 She was appointed to this position by the St Mary s board of trustees after a national search for a new president 9 The St Mary s General Hospital Foundation is a non for profit organization that helps to provide funding for the hospital so it can provide equipment and programs for the patients Around 5 million in donations from donors is expected to be given to the foundation every year as Government funding does not cover all of the costs for replacement and enhancement of equipment Over the past 10 years over 50 million has been donated to the hospital through the foundation 10 References Edit a b Who we are St Mary s General Hospital Retrieved 2021 02 23 a b Rutty Christopher 1999 St Mary s General Hospital Kitchener Ontario A Circle of Care 75 Years of Caring PDF A history of healing St Mary s celebrates 90 years in Kitchener CBC News CBC Retrieved 2021 02 23 St Mary s Continues as a Top Hospital in Canada for Patient Safety St Mary s General Hospital 2017 11 30 Retrieved 2021 02 23 Seven year 13M expansion comes to fruition at St Mary s General KitchenerToday com Retrieved 2021 02 23 Veteran emergency physician named president of St Mary s General Hospital Kitchener Post Metroland News 26 October 2018 Retrieved 28 October 2018 Falconer new big wheel at St Mary s General Hospital Kitchener Post Waterloo Region Record 26 October 2018 Retrieved 28 October 2018 President of St Mary s Hospital stepping down Kitchener Post Kitchener Today 21 May 2019 Retrieved 22 May 2019 Welcoming Lee Fairclough as St Mary s new President St Mary s General Hospital Foundation supportstmarys ca Retrieved 2021 02 23 The Foundation St Mary s General Hospital Foundation supportstmarys ca Retrieved 2021 02 23 External links EditOfficial hospital site 43 26 16 N 80 30 06 W 43 437807 N 80 50174 W 43 437807 80 50174 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Mary 27s General Hospital amp oldid 1169235782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
