Celebrating Catholic Health Care in Canada
The legacy of Catholic health care in Canada is over 400 years strong—older than the country itself. The brave, resourceful congregations of women religious who traversed our country, serving all those in need, laid the foundation for today’s health and social support system. This collection is a comprehensive resource celebrating our history, giving context and light to the legacy we continue to grow today.
A historical resource of over 600 digital history books, booklets and some videos chronicling Catholic hospitals in Canada spanning every province and territory and founded by over 50 congregations of Women Religious and 2 Congregations of Men Religious.
Historical Resources
Master List of Catholic Hospitals in Canada Since 1639
A master list of the 455 Catholic hospitals that have operated in Canada since 1639 and the 54 Congregations of Women Religious Women and 4 Congregations of Religious Men who owned and/or operated them
View Master ListA Bibliography of Catholic Hospital History Books in Canada
A bibliography of books and booklets and other publications that have been published or produced on the histories of individual Catholic Hospitals and Schools of Nursing from each of the provinces in Canada.
View Catholic Hospital BibliographySay Little, Do Much
A 55 minute documentary by Kevin Moynihan (Halifax) telling the story of Roman Catholic Women Religious' involvement in the beginnings of Canada's Health Care system.
View DocumentaryBibliography of histories of Canadian hospitals and schools of nursing: 1751 – 2024
A comprehensive bibliography by David S. Crawford, Emeritus Librarian, McGill University that lists all separately published histories of Canadian hospitals, separately published histories of Canadian schools of nursing and Canadian university faculties of health sciences since these are closely associated with hospitals.
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North to Share: The Sisters of Saint Ann in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
Cantwell, Sister Margaret S.S.A. (in collaboration with Sister Mary George Edmond, S.S.) North to Share: The Sisters of Saint Ann in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Copyright © Sisters of St. Ann (309 pages with illustrations) 1992. Used with permission.
Sisters of St. Ann in Health Care in British Columbia. 2011
Southwell, Darlene. Caring and Compassion: A History of the Sisters of St. Ann in Health Care in British Columbia. (296 pages with illustrations) Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd/ Madeira Park, BC. Copyright: © 2011 The Sisters of St. Ann. Used with permission.
Les Ursulines de Trois-Rivières : une école, un hôpital, un cloître.1997
Trois-Rivières - Autrefois, les Ursulines de Trois-Rivières : une école, un hôpital, un cloître. par Thérèse Germain, o.s.u. Edition Anne Sigier, Sillery Québec.(347 pages avec illustrations) 1997. Avec permission.
Arctic Bodies, Frontier Souls: Missionaries and Medical Care In The Canadian North, 1896-1926
Arctic Bodies, Frontier Souls: Missionaries and Medical Care In The Canadian North, 1896-1926, by Walter J. Vanast. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History of Science) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. (434 pages) 1996. Used with permission of the autour.
Jeanne Mance or "The Angel of the Colony": Foundress of the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal
Jeanne Mance or "The Angel of the Colony": Foundress of the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal, Pioneer Nurse of North America. 1642-1673. by J.K. Foran. Montreal: The Herald Press Limited. (192 pages plus illustrations) 1931.