Saint John General Hospital

The Saint John General Hospital was a public hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick.

The dome of the former Saint John General Hospital

The hospital was completed in November 1931 and cost $1.6 million to construct.[1] Built on a hill near the center of the city, the 12-storey building, topped with a gleaming metal dome, was a prominent landmark in Saint John's skyline.[1][2]

The hospital boasted state-of-the-art facilities for its time: in 1932 its new cancer clinic was treating patients with radiation therapy, in 1952 it introduced a neurosurgery department, and in the 1960s it became the first hospital in the region to offer renal dialysis.[1]

The building was expanded in 1959 with the addition of a new wing, but by the late 1970s the facility was dated and many services formally provided at the General Hospital had moved to newer hospitals.[1] On October 31, 1982, the last patients were moved to other facilities and the hospital officially closed.[1] It remained empty and condemned until December 10, 1995, when the building was demolished by a controlled implosion.[2]

The hospital's dome survived the demolition intact and was pulled from the rubble. It now forms the roof of a gazebo in a small Saint John park, located near Garden Street.[3]

References
  1. Wong, Mike (Fall 2018). "Sans peur et sans reproche: A history of the General Public Hospital in Saint John". Dalhousie Medical Journal. 45 (1): 26–31.
  2. "News reports". CTV, ATV and CBC. December 1995. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "New home for old dome". CBC News. 9 June 2000. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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