St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital celebrates 100 years
St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital is celebrating 100 years on Sunday.
The hospital was first opened by the Sisters of Mercy on May 22, 1922.
David Diamond the President and CEO of Eastern Health said, “Throughout this history, the Sisters of Mercy played an integral role in shaping how health-care services have been delivered in this province”
In 1939, the St. Clare’s School of Nursing was established. In 1968, in affiliation with Memorial University School of Medicine, St. Clare’s was recognized as a teaching hospital.
In 1971, the first palliative care unit east of Montreal was created.
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