Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon General Hospital / Brandon Health Centre (McTavish Avenue, Brandon)
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The Brandon General Hospital was established in 1883, the year following the founding of the City of Brandon. Its Provisional Board of Governors included: Rev. J. Boydell, Thomas Mayne Daly, Rev. John Ferries, Alexander Fleming, Loftus Morton Fortier, James A. Johnson, Rev. Thomas Lawson, Dr. John McDiarmid, D. M. McMillan, Dr. L. M. More, Dr. F. W. Shaw, John Wright Sifton, Dr. Richard Spencer, William James White, William Winter, and Joseph Edward Woodworth. The hospital opened for operations in 1891.
The original hospital building, designed by Brandon architect William Richard Marshall, was constructed in 1892 by contractor John Hanbury at the intersection of McTavish Avenue and Russell Street. Two years later, a residence building for nurses was erected nearby. An isolation hospital, built in 1901, was renovated into a Childrens’ Hospital in 1950. A hospital building constructed in 1922 was demolished, along with the 1892 hospital, in 1962.
Presidents of the Board of Directors
Superintendents
Period |
Superintendent |
1892-1896 |
Miss Margaret McVicar |
1896-1898 |
Elizabeth Monteith Shillinglaw (1865-1950) |
1898-1902 |
Mary Ellen Birtles (1858-1943) |
1902-1903 |
Miss Eudora M. Hunter |
1903-1919 |
Mary Ellen Birtles (1858-1943) |
1919-1923 |
Miss S. Persis Johnson |
1923-1945 |
Miss Christina M. Macleod |
Superintendents of Nurses
Period |
Superintendent of Nurses |
1946 |
Miss Eva G. McNally |
1946-1949 |
Miss Olive A. Thomas |
1949-1974 |
Miss Marjorie E. Jackson |
Administrators
Period |
Administrator |
1949-1950 |
Dr. G. W. J. Fiddes |
1950-1951 |
Mr. J. R. Morton |
1951-1963 |
Mr. A. K. McTaggart |
1963-1966 |
Charles Grierson |
1966-? |
Mr. G. E. Chapman |
Resident Staff
Period |
Names |
1917-1918 |
E. H. Alexander, W. E. Anderson, J. S. Armison, K. J. Backman, W. G. Beaton, R. Black, J. H. Buchanan, A. P. Cameron, R. E. Dicks, R. H. Edminston, D. W. Ganton, W. A. Keyes, G. Leith, W. N. Maines, H. A. Matheson, E. N. McDonald, Sidney J. S. Peirce, L. M. Rogers |
Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of the Brandon General Hospital showing, from left to right, the nurses’ residence, hospital building, and surgical building (no date)
Source: Rob McInnes, BR0037

Postcard view of the Brandon General Hospital (no date)
Source: Rob McInnes, BR0134

Postcard view of the Brandon General Hospital (no date)
Source: Rob McInnes, BR0070
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84046, W99.93562 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Richard Marshall (1854-1909)
Memorable Manitobans: John Hanbury (1855-1928)
Sources:
BGH-100: A History of the Brandon General Hospital, 1883-1983 by F. Madeline Perry, Brandon General Hospital, 1983.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 September 2023
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