St Anthony~s Hospital

Name :

St Anthony~s Hospital

Address  :

Box 280
216 Ancona Street

Town  :

Esterhazy

State  :

Saskatchewan

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

S0A 0X0

Phone  :

306 745 3973

Fax  :

306 745 3388

Web URL  :



History

In 1940 the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Peterborough Ontario together with the community opened St Anthonys Hospital in Esterhazy The town people were grateful to Mr and Mrs James Martinovsky and Mr and Mrs Theodore Schafer for the donation of land for the hospital site

In 1964 a new facility was constructed to replace the old hospital and was officially open in June 1966 This new facility had 36 acute beds service by 7 Sisters 35 staff members and 4 doctors

In 1989 the Grey Sisters of Pembroke turned over the ownership of St Anthonys hospital to the Grey Nuns of Manitoba Ten years later in the year 2000 the Grey Nuns transferred St Anthonys to the Catholic Health Ministry of Saskatchewan In 2000 Community Services which includes Public Health and Physiotherapy moved into an occupied section of the hospital Home Care took over another area in 2001 Since September 2005 Ambulance Services are housed and operated out of St Anthonys hospital In 2006 a new medical clinic was built next to the hospital With the exception of the Centennial Special Care Home all Esterhazy Healthcare services are located at St Anthonys Hospital
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