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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Blind River - History of St. Joseph’s General Hospital, 2020
Blind River - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Blind River, Ontario: Community Based Health Care. by Greg J. Humbert. (18 pages with illustrations) Foundations # Nine, March 2020.
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, 1968
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville, Ontario. The Packet Newspaper Supplement. Wednesday May 15, 1968 (8 pages with illustrations) 1968.
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital: 1887-1987, 100th Anniversary
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital: 1887 - 1987, 100th Anniversary (28 page Calendar) 1987.
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville, Ontario. 100th Anniversary: 1887-1987 Insert
Brockville - St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville, Ontario. 100th Anniversary: 1887-1987. The Recorder and Times Newspaper Supplement, Saturday November 21, 1987 (36 pages with illustrations) 1987.
Chatham - St. Joseph's Hospital: 1890-1990
Chatham - St. Joseph's Hospital: 1890-1990 - Sharing the Journey by Agnes Doyle and Janet Williams (148 pages with illustrations) © Copyright 1989 St. Joseph's Hospital. 1989. Used with permission.
Cornwall - Hotel Dieu Hospital: Jubilee Echoes: 1897-1922.
Cornwall - Jubilee Echoes: 1897-1922. Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario. (68 page Booklet) 1922.
Cornwall - Hotel Dieu Hospital: Jubilate Deo: 1897-1947.
Cornwall - Jubilate Deo: 1897-1947. Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario, 50th Anniversary. (79 page Booklet ) 1947.
Cornwall - Caring People, Helping People: The Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of Cornwall 1897-1997,
Cornwall - Caring People, Helping People: The Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of Cornwall 1897-1997, by Delores Kane, RHSJ (118 pages with illustrations) 1996.
Cornwall -Compatir pour mieux servir: Les Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph de Cornwall 1897-1997
Cornwall -Compatir pour mieux servir: Les Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph de Cornwall 1897-1997, par Delores Kane, r.h.s.j. (118 pages with illustrations) 1996.
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital: A City is Born
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Elliot Lake, Ontario A City is Born ... Elliot Lake - The story of Elliot Lake and its beginnings (9 pages).
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital: Financial Campaign 1959
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Elliot Lake, Ontario. Financial Campaign (7 pages with illustrations) 1959
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Annual Report 1991-1992
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Elliot Lake, Ontario. Annual Report 1991-1992 (23 pages with illustrations) 1992.
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital: Annual Report 1992-1993
Elliot Lake - St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Elliot Lake, Ontario. Annual Report 1992-1993 (24 pages with illustrations) 1993.
Guelph - History of the St. Joseph’s Hospital & School of Nursing, Guelph Ontario: 1861-1940
Guelph - History of the St. Joseph’s Hospital & School of Nursing, Guelph Ontario: 1861-1940; 1900-1940. (48 pages with illustrations).
Guelph - History of the St. Joseph’s Hospital & School of Nursing: 1861-1940; 1900-1940..
Guelph - History of the St. Joseph’s Hospital & School of Nursing, Guelph Ontario: 1861-1940; 1900-1940. (48 pages with illustrations).
Guelph - St. Joseph's Hospital: 100 Years of Service 1861-1961
Guelph - 100 Years of Service: Sisters of St. Joseph, Guelph, Ontario, 1861-1961. St. Joseph's Hospital. (48 pages with illustrations) 1961.
Guelph - St. Joseph's Hospital and Home: 1986.
Guelph - St. Joseph's Hospital and Home: a short history 1861-1986: (14 pages with illustrations) 1986.
Guelph - St. Joseph's Hospital and Home, Guelph, 1861-1918: The Accommodation of Religion, Medicine, and Social Service
Guelph - St. Joseph's Hospital and Home, Guelph, 1861-1918: The Accommodation of Religion, Medicine, and Social Service, by Sheri Leigh Cockerill. A Major Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts April 2002. (56 pages) © Copyright 2002 Sheri Leigh Cockerill. Used with permission.
Guelph - St. Joseph’s Health Centre: A New Beginning, 2002.
Guelph - St. Joseph’s Health Centre: A New Beginning (41 pages with illustrations) 2002.
Hamilton - St. Joseph’s Hospital: Sixty Years: 1890-1950
Hamilton - St. Joseph’s Hospital Sixty Years: 1890-1950 The History of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Nursing School Hamilton, Ontario (55 pages with illustrations) 1953.
Hamilton - The History of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Nursing School: 1890-1950
Hamilton - St. Joseph’s Hospital Sixty Years: 1890-1950 The History of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Nursing School Hamilton, Ontario (55 pages with illustrations) 1953.
Hamilton- St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1961
Hamilton- St. Joseph’s Hospital: A Lifetime of Saving Lives in Hamilton (15 pages with illustrations) 1961