Burnaby residents had long been asking for a hospital in their municipality so on July 14, 1943, the first meeting of the Burnaby Hospital Fund-raising Committee was held at the Canadian Legion Hall at Royal Oak and Kingsway. In 1947, the group was incorporated as the Burnaby Hospital Society and after extensive lobbying and fundraising, the Burnaby General Hospital opened its doors on October 30, 1952. The site was provided by the Municipality of Burnaby on 17.5 acres of parkland on a small hill in the Cascade Heights area. In its first year, the hospital admitted 5010 patients and delivered 944 babies.
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel and Pat Colley helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material.
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel and Pat Colley helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material.
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "WHEELING THROUGH THE WARDS ... Helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material are Burnaby General hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel (left) and Pat Colley. In addition to making patients' lives more comfortable, auxiliary raises money for special hospital equipment and helps with various hospital services. Group also runs gift shop in hospital."
Photograph of members of the Board of Trustees for the Burnaby General Hospital seated and standing around a boardroom table. Seated are; Trustee H.W. Balfour, Auxiliary Representative Jane Bartle, Vice-Chairman N. Kravac, Chairman David M. Herd, Municipal Treasurer S.B. McCafferty, Government Repr…
Photograph of members of the Board of Trustees for the Burnaby General Hospital seated and standing around a boardroom table. Seated are; Trustee H.W. Balfour, Auxiliary Representative Jane Bartle, Vice-Chairman N. Kravac, Chairman David M. Herd, Municipal Treasurer S.B. McCafferty, Government Representative Verna Williams, and Trustee and Executive Member C.H. Bergen. Standing are; Medical Representative Dr. J. Rauh, President of Burnaby General Hospital Norm K. Barth, Trustee E.S. Gardiner, Vice-President of Burnaby General Hospital M. Anne Toupin, and Trustee M. Caravetta.
Photograph of the parking lot and part of the exterior of the Burnaby General Hospital, showing the ER entrance and an adjacent building. The photograph is taken facing northeast.
Photograph of the parking lot and part of the exterior of the Burnaby General Hospital, showing the ER entrance and an adjacent building. The photograph is taken facing northeast.