St. Paul's Hospital (Rimbey, Alta.)

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

St. Paul's Hospital (Rimbey, Alta.)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

      Other form(s) of name

      • St. Paul's Hospital
      • Rimbey Hospital

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1932-1949

      History

      The hospital was called St. Paul's Hospital and was owned by the Archdiocese of Edmonton. The Order of Benedictines ran the hospital for the archdiocese until they had to return to the United States due to their declining numbers. Archbishop Henry Joseph O'Leary then asked the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of London to take over operations. Sisters Loretto Traynor, Liguori O'Dwyer and Lenora Doyle were the first Sisters from the congregation to work at the hospital. They were all trained nurses and were known for their success managing the day-to-day operations despite financial difficulties. This was because there was no financial support from the provincial government for private hospitals at this time. By 1945, the hospital had 30 beds.

      In the 1940s, it became evident that a new and larger hospital was needed. A district vote was held to decide whether the new hospital should remain a Catholic hospital or become a municipal hospital. The vote was in favour of a municipal hospital. The Archdiocese felt this was for the best because they were having trouble financing the hospital without provincial support and thought it was in the best interests of the community to ensure quality of healthcare by relinquishing ownership. Upon the transition of ownership and the withdrawal of the Sisters, they were thanked by the community for the work they had done. The Sisters returned to Edmonton or to London and were reassigned to other positions.

      Places

      Rimbey, Alberta; London, Ontario 1932-1949

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Health care

      Mandates/sources of authority

      Internal structures/genealogy

      The hospital was administered by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.) (1868-2012)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA-ON

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.) is the owner of St. Paul's Hospital (Rimbey, Alta.)

      Dates of relationship

      1932 - 1949

      Description of relationship

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      Status

      Final

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      June 24, 2014

      Language(s)

      • englanti

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