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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdoy, September 20, 1960 19 Pictorial Record Of Progress By The Hospital Another Great Step Forward The story of the Oshawa Gen- staff -- and of sturdy faith and support by the community # Tomorrow marks another great forward step by the hos- 7 pital and the community, Z At 23 pm, Col. R. 8, Me- Laughlin will turn the first sod for another massive addition, E. G. Storie will be chairman of the proceedings, which will take place at the southwest corner of the doctors' parking lot, at the back of the Burns property. When the addition is completed, 4 it will add about 220 beds to the present capacity -- beds that are needed to alleviate severe over. crowding, soir 5 GA THE SYKES W THE CAFETERIA WAS A NEEDED, WELCOME ADDITION Strong Support By Community The first addition to the Osh awa General Hospital, after its opening on an August afternoon 50 years ago, came in 1911. The addition was a steam laundry building, and it cost $2500. That was the first step in a steady ex pansion on ever since, as the ho al grew along with t ommunity it has served so well through half a century, When the hospital first open- ed, it had two nurses, Mrs. E McWilliams of Fergus as superin tendent and Miss Dougherty as head nurse. Within three years, the first three student nurses were graduated from the hos pital's school of nursing. In the new wing, for which the first sod will be turned tomorrow after noon provides for expansion of nursing school facilities Overcrowding, the constant bane of a hospital in a dynamic community, soon made itself felt in the Oshawa General Hospital In 1918 the Pedlar Surgical Wing was added to the hospital at a cost of $37,000, much of the cost being donated by the late George Pedlar The war years had accentuated demands on the hospital's ser. vices. R. S. McLaughlin offered the use of his King street home to the hospital, and although it was some distance from the in stitution proper, the offer was gratefully accepted, and the house was put to use as a maternity de partment The Twenties was a period of advancement for the During that decade, the first mi- croscope, gas - oxygen equip ment and high-pressure sterilizer were installed at the community institution. - Necessities today, these pieces of apparatus meant a substantial forward step in those days. The first X-ray ma chine was also installed during that period { hat has hospital. | A = & or \ By THE BIGGEST SINGLE ADDITION WAS THE WEST WING In 1923 the brothers G, W. and R. S. McLaughlin donated the McLaughlin wing in memory of their father, It was fully equipped and brought the total number of beds in the hospital to 80, Shortly after this addition was made, the hospital was given recognition by the American College of Physi! clans and Surgeons, raising the standard to that of a 'general hospital J. Albert Sykes, Oshawa indus trialist, made a donation to the hospital in 1938 which made pos sible the Sykes Wing, which was finally completed in 1942 at a cost of $228,436 In 1946 another generous dona tion by Col. and Mrs, R. S. Mc- Laughlin made possible the con- struction of the McLaughlin Hall nurses' residence, one of the finest of its kind in Canada Then in 1948 a further wing was built over the Sykes wing, providing beds for a further 30 patients, But the city and district kept growing at a furious pace dur- ing the years after World War Two -- and that meant mounting pressure on hospital accommaoda- tion and facilities. A campaign got underway in 1954 and it cul minated with 'the building of the greatest single addition to the hos- pital, at a cost of more than two and a half million dollars. More accommodation was provided for patients but at least as impor- | tant, the hospital's capability to look after those patients was | greatly enlarged a capability that enabled medical men to treat! more involved cases at the hos. | pital instead of having to remove their patients to hospitals in To- ronto. | The wing doubled the size of the hospital and with its six floors changed the skyline of the city. PEACOCK LUMBER LID. ARE highly pleased and feel honored to be chosen as a supplier of lumber and building supplies for the new wing to the OSHAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL. On this the eve of their fiftieth anniversary to accommodate the needs of this fast growing community, WE feel our modern business methods, quailty of materials and competitive price structure help to make our participation possible. « © PEACOCK LUMBER LID. 328 RITSON NORTH, OSHAWA RA 3-9811 YOU CAN RELY ON PEACOCKS' The Oshawa General Hospital Truly A Monument of Good Citizenship!! The citizens of Oshawa can feel justly proud of the Oshawa General Hospital which this month is completing fifty years of service, The people of this city are to be congratulated for their contin. ued efforts in carrying on the noble tradition established in 1910 by those forward looking citizens who first brought the Oshawa General Hospital into being. Today the Oshawa General Hospital ranks among the finest in the province and the staff of nurses and physicians have the knowledge and skill that go toward making the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital one of the great Hospitals of this nation! 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