Lady Minto Hospital

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Lady Minto Hospital
MICs Group of Health Services
Lady Minto Hospital
Geography
Location241 Eighth Street, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 49°04′15″N81°01′19″W / 49.0708°N 81.0219°W / 49.0708; -81.0219
Organization
Care system Medicare
Type Public
Services
Beds33
History
Former name(s)Cochrane General Hospital (1911–1915)
Construction started1915
Opened1916
Links
Website micsgroup.com/about-mics/lady-minto-hospital

Lady Minto Hospital is an acute care hospital in Cochrane, Ontario. It is part of the MICs Group of Health Services hospital system alongside Bingham Memorial Hospital and Anson General Hospital.

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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), 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. [1]

The funds were given to build cottage hospitals in remote parts of Canada.

A timeline of Cochrane's Lady Minto Hospital:

Notable Patients

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References

  1. About Lady Minto , Lady Minto Hospital Foundation.