St Peter~s Hospital

Details

Name :

St Peter~s Hospital

Address  :

200 Heritage Drive
P.O. Box 1810

Town  :

Melville

State  :

Saskatchewan

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

S0A 2P0

Phone  :

306 728 5407

Fax  :

306 728 1859

Web URL  :

St Peters Hospital


History

HISTORY
At the request of Archbishop P J Monahan and the residents of Melville the Sisters of St Martha from Antigonish Nova Scotia were asked to take over the administration of the 15bed Melville Municipal Hospital The Sisters arrived June 28 1940 on the Feast Day of St Peter and changed the name of the hospital to St Peters Hospital on June 30 1942 The Sisters of St Martha actively served St Peters Hospital from 19401980 in a spirit of faith compassion courage and trust in God From 1940 to the present time the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate have served as Chaplains for St Peters Hospital In September 1980 Sisters of St Martha transferred ownership of the hospital to St Peters Board of Trustees with sponsorship given to what is now known as the Saskatchewan Catholic Health Corporation

1984 Opening of CCU 2bed Unit
1987 St Peters Lifeline Program
1990 Geriatric Assessment Program
1994 St Peters becomes an Affiliate of the North Valley Health District
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