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- Corporate body
- 1900-1917
The Winnipeg Maternity Hospital was established in 1900 and was owned and operated by The Misericordia Sisters (Soeurs de Misericorde). In 1898, three nuns came from their motherhouse in Montreal, along with a trained nurse, to establish a mission in Winnipeg to care for unwed mothers and their babies. Between 1899 and 1900, funded through private charitable donations and private payment for services, a three-storey wood frame structure was built between Sherbrook Street and Maryland Street to serve as the Winnipeg Maternity Hospital. 1n 1907, a center wing and north wing were added to meet the increased demand for services. In 1917, in response to the growing medical and surgical needs of Winnipeg residents, the Winnipeg Maternity Hospital became Misericordia General Hospital and began to admit men.