Jeffrey Hale - St Brigid's Hospital
Jeffery Hale Hospital
Geography
LocationQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates46°47′48″N 71°15′11″W / 46.7967°N 71.2531°W / 46.7967; -71.2531
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
History
Opened1856 (St. Brigid's Home)
Links
Websitewww.jhsb.ca
ListsHospitals in Canada

Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's is a publicly funded health establishment located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It provides a range of primary health care services to the population of Quebec's Capitale-Nationale (Greater Quebec City) region.[1]

History

In 1856, Reverend Father Bernard McGauran founded Saint Brigid's Home as a shelter for Irish immigrants, widows and orphans. In 1864, philanthropist Jeffery Hale left a sum of money in his will to found a hospital to care for Protestants of all denominations.[1]

Merger

In 2007, these two health establishments merged. Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's is legally mandated as a residential and long-term care centre (CHSLD - Centre d'hébergement de soins de longue durée) with complementary missions for hospital centre services and community (CLSC-type) services in English. Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's also has the mandate to serve the region's English-speaking population.

References

  1. 1 2 Gelly, Alain (1990). Centre Hospitalier Jeffery Hale's Hospital Centre: 1856–1990 (in French and English). ISBN 2-9801802-0-3.


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