ASK THE GREY SISTERS: SAULT STE. MARIE AND THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, 1898-1998
Dundurn, Toronto, 1998, first edition.. 126 pp, square soft cover (9" x 9"). ISBN 1550023136 B&w photographs, map. "Tells the story of the creation and 100 year history of the Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital. At a time when Canada's healthcare system is at a crossroads and we are as. ked to make crucial decisions for its future, it is intriguing and enlightening to look at the colourful past of a typical community hospital. The General Hospital was established in 1898 after the town committee charged with developing a hospital . had been refused funding by both the federal and provincial governments. In desperation, the committee met with the provincial Inspector of Asylums and Prisons (the only provincial official to include hospitals in his mandate). 'If you wish a hosp. ital of which the work is serious and lasting', he is reported to have advised them, 'ask the Grey Sisters'. And so began a fruitful association between the community of Sault Ste. Marie and two orders of Grey Sisters who have operated the hospital. through its 100 year history." Inside - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight waviness to top/bottom edges of text block. Very Good+.
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