THE ..i--_-,~ » -_~.-<~.v mi»;- m-ep - The Prince Edw - i llais Served Province For Over 60 Years After the Prince Eduard Island Hospital was started in the year 1384 by the purchase and equip- ment of e private féziilfillC on St. Peter's Road. a total oi simy-three patients wcreitreated in the first iull year oi’ operation and the to- tni amount received i~y the Hos- pital (or their (‘Hi6 and accommo- dation was $343.16. By way of contrast and evi- lenclng the immense cicvolopment end growth oi i ~ it this City and Prov intervening sixty :. Fber oi! patients ad , to the Blnce Edward island Hospital in the year ending Maren 3i. 1947. wu 5.541 and the amount xe- ceived by the Hospital for their care and accommodation was $213,- 258.04. Here is another striking con- treat. The former residence oi Mr. E Haszard on St. Peter's Road. used as the Hospita: from the no: i884 until 1900. was purchased for $2.600. Today the six acres o! land Ind the magnificent build- ings completely and modernly equipped which comprise the pro- perty oi’ the Prince Edtvard Island Hospital, fronting on the Brighton Rood represent an investment o! very early e million dollars and rince Edward Island Hospita School For Nurses, ard island Hospital [Record One Of Great Progress Kitchen View-Main Building‘ can accommodate each and. every doy three times as many patients no the first Prince Edward Island Hospital accommodated in e lull 1w.» ‘_/' The I1!!! Step The Prince Edward Island Hos- Iltei may be said to have had its origin at a meeting held in the IOOmI or the Y.M.C.A., Charlotte- town in the month oi April i883. A committee appointed at this meeting to deal with the matter held It! next meeting in the ochooiroom o! st. Paul's Church Q the 10th day o! July iollowinz. I circular was sent out lteting Ohot lh. effort was being made to lllll-blleh l. hospital in Charlotte- town upon s non-sectarian basis QM to: the benefit o! the whole Province. The movement towards oltlbliehing the hospital met with fiver-oboe support and meny “b. lcrlptionl were received. On De- ‘lember 4th. the committee report- Il that they had arranged to 4 _‘ (Continued On rage ii) ::: Another STEP Forward In The Congratulations To The _ Prince Edward Island Hospital On The Official Opening Of The School For Nurses and Veterans’ Annex ‘PlGDRE £~ M9LEOD O$QOQ7OT€W€N OOOOQOQOQQOOQOQD-‘Q/‘llidéwirwééibiwi i GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN “Ma ’i>éé GREAT Humanitarian Work In Our ‘ Province To ' Alleviate lluman Suffering. Congratulations I / Edwin Cook We congratulate the Prince Edward Island . Hospital Board of Trustees, The Nurses and Staff ‘ on the "splendid acquisition of o. School for: Nurses and Veterans’ Annex. We extend Beet Wishes for O success to the Hospital l_n the great humanitarian work in which it is engaged. O ' . - DeBLOIS BROS. The Hospital Proper And Veterans’ Wing We Are Proud Of Our Part , In The Construction Of The Prince Edward island Hospital School For Nurses The Veterans’ Annex , iiiuuiliilll- General Contractors - Everything In Building Materials 0 Sumniersido- iiharlottotown licnsington - i ' llEAii liFillli