St. Mary's General Hospital

For other uses, see Saint Mary's Hospital (disambiguation).

St. Mary's General Hospital, view of the western side, showing the older part of the building

St. Mary's General Hospital is a 191-bed adult acute-care facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada serving Waterloo Region and surrounding area. It is the site of the Regional Cardiac Care Centre, which opened in 2003. The emergency department was extensively renovated in 2004.

History

St. Mary's Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton. Construction began in 1923 and the doors opened on 1924-10-21. 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 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 K-W Hospital, and St. Mary's began to specialize in adult care.

External links

Official hospital site

Kitchener, Ontario

Buildings	Centre In The Square Fairview Park Mall Grand River Hospital Kitchener City Hall Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex Kitchener Public Library St. Mary's General Hospital

Transportation	Charles St. Transit Terminal Conestoga Parkway Grand River Transit Kitchener railway station

Organizations	Kitchener Rangers Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Museums	Doon Heritage Village Joseph Schneider Haus THEMUSEUM Woodside National Historic Site

List of municipalities in Ontario

Coordinates: 43°26′16″N 80°30′06″W / 43.437807°N 80.50174°W / 43.437807; -80.50174

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