Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation

Name :

Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation

Address  :

102 - 1801 Bowen Road

Town  :

Nanaimo

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V9S 1H1

Phone  :

250 755 7690

Fax  :

250 755 7939

Web URL  :


Description

Our Mission
The Foundation creates opportunities for donors to advance healthcare in our communities

Our Vision
Excellent Healthcare Facilities amp Equipment


History

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital NRGH had its beginnings in the late 19th century in improvised accommodation on Chapel Street two miners cabins each 15 feet by 40 feet Between 1877 and 1881 a second building located at the corner of Prideaux and Fitzwilliam Streets also served as a hospital The Nanaimo Hospital Society was incorporated in 1881 A third location was opened on Franklyn Street that year with the original miners cabins continuing to supplement overcrowded accommodation at the other sites In 1883 a fourth hospital was erected on Kennedy Street serving until 1928 when a new structure was opened which with only one major addition served the growing community for the next 35 years The sixth and present structure on Dufferin Crescent opened in 1963 In 1974 this facility was expanded to include the Rehabilitation Wing In 1987 a new 150bed Extended Care Unit Dufferin Place Extended Care Facility was opened adjacent to the hospital
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