The Salvation Army Grace Hospital

Description

The Salvation Army Grace Hospital is a faithbased community hospital in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Located in St James Assiniboia just west of downtown Winnipeg the 270bed facility provides quality patientcentred care in an environment that reflects Christian values The Grace provides surgical mental health medicine emergency and critical care programs where staff volunteers and physicians together create a culture that nurtures and respects the unique value of faith in health care

Caring for the body mind and spirit

We see our patients and their families as people first People come to The Grace because they know they will receive compassionate care for their whole being physical mental spiritual and social Clinical expertise collaborative decisionmaking building trusting relationships and creating a supportive environment are what make successful clinical outcomes at The Grace possible

The Grace Family

The Grace family consists of the hospital itself Grace Hospice Grace Hospital Foundation and Golden West Centennial Lodge

Mission
The Salvation Army Grace Hospital provides quality patientcentred health care reflective of Christian values to individuals and families of Winnipeg and Manitoba Patients families staff physicians volunteers and members of the community are recognized as partners in the development and delivery of integrated health services

Vision
We will know we have accomplished our vision when all care and service providers endeavour to understand the experience of being a patient We view our patients and families as people first We actively listen so we can anticipate and be responsive to their needs and requirements People come to our organization because they know they will receive exemplary care for their whole being physical mental spiritual and social Clinical expertise collaborative decisionmaking and participation are ingredients for successful clinical outcomes at The Grace

We recognize that we are only as good as the people we employ The skills and expertise of our staff members are critical to our success Our staff work daily in a teamwork environment that encourages them to continuously learn develop and do their best personally and professionally Our leaders enable and inspire our staff to find better ways of doing things Each person identifies their distinct contribution in making The Grace a centre of health care excellence

We use our resources in proactive and costeffective ways Others recognize us as an innovator in our field Technology provides us with stateoftheart tools to make decisions and deliver care programs that meet the needs and expectations of our community We are an exemplary organization that is part of the health care continuum working handinhand with our community
Values for PatientCentred Care

Partnership

Entitlement

Enablement

Trusting relationship

Collaborative decisionmaking

Responsibility

History

1890 The Salvation Army created a rescue home for women and children on Ross Avenue

1904 The rescue home was incorporated under the name The Salvation Army Grace General Hospital It was the first Salvation Army Hospital incorporated in Canada

1906 A new building erected on the corner of Preston Avenue and Arlington Street including a School of Nursing

1910 New addition to the Arlington Street Hospital completed

1915 Winnipeg was established as the headquarters for the administration of the Salvation Army in Western Canada

1927 New wing added with modern equipment and features transforming the facility from a maternity hospital to a general hospital

1930 In spite of the Great Depression a laboratory was created and the hospital received accreditation from the American College of Surgeons

1941 New School of Nursing building opens

1947 New surgical wing opens

1947 First chaplain and public health nurse placed on staff

1950 The great Red River flood hits the city Most patients evacuated medical and hospital services under military control

1951 Improvements were made to the grounds and interior of hospital

1956 Canadas first candystripers were introduced

1959 New fivestory obstetrical wing opens

1964 Construction of new 250bed hospital begins on current St James site A fire in December 1964 slows construction

1967 New hospital at 300 Booth drive officially opens

1971 Old Grace Hospital on Arlington Street purchased by Manitoba Government
1973 Psychiatric wing built

1980s Computerized Medical Records Index and Admission Discharge System implemented An extended treatment unit opens for longterm mental health patients

1989 Obstetrical clinic opens

1993 Chapel and main lobby renovated

1997 Obstetrics department closes

1998 Grace Hospital School of Nursing program closes The building is now the home of a childrens daycare speech and language services offices and meeting rooms

2004 School of Nursing building renamed the Dorothy Wood Building in honour of an instructor with 40 years of service to the school

2004 Grace Hospice opens to provide homelike care to people in the last three months of life