St Joseph's Hospital, commonly referred to by locals as St. Joe's, opened in 1890 as a 25 bed facility and was founded and staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough.
A three-storey addition was added in 1908. In 1921, another five-storey addition provided sixty more beds, an obstetrics ward, doctor's lounge and operating rooms. Peterborough and the surrounding area's continuing growth brought with it increased demand, and the hospital was under construction again in 1922, 1947, 1950 and 1963, bringing the bed count up to 224.
In 1998, it was decided by the Health Services Restructuring Commission that both of Peterborough's hospitals would be amalgamated and then shut down and replaced with a new facility.
In 2009, the construction of the new PRHC (Peterborough Regional Health Centre) was complete and both of Peterborough's hospitals were shut down...
For a much more in depth experience, an extensive write-up and a plethora of images can be found here...
http://jermalism.blogspot.ca/2011/01/urban-exploration-st-josephs-hospital.html
St. Joseph's Hospital and Western Clock Co. Postcard by jerm IX, on Flickr
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A three-storey addition was added in 1908. In 1921, another five-storey addition provided sixty more beds, an obstetrics ward, doctor's lounge and operating rooms. Peterborough and the surrounding area's continuing growth brought with it increased demand, and the hospital was under construction again in 1922, 1947, 1950 and 1963, bringing the bed count up to 224.
In 1998, it was decided by the Health Services Restructuring Commission that both of Peterborough's hospitals would be amalgamated and then shut down and replaced with a new facility.
In 2009, the construction of the new PRHC (Peterborough Regional Health Centre) was complete and both of Peterborough's hospitals were shut down...
For a much more in depth experience, an extensive write-up and a plethora of images can be found here...
http://jermalism.blogspot.ca/2011/01/urban-exploration-st-josephs-hospital.html
St. Joseph's Hospital and Western Clock Co. Postcard by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2412 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2455 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2471 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2437 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2318 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2608 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2295 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2387 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2384 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2358 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2651 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2571 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2281 by jerm IX, on Flickr
IMG_2649 by jerm IX, on Flickr