Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Port Hope & District Hospital
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Port Hope Hospital
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1911-2000
History
The Port Hope Hospital was first established in the two story brick house formerly belonging to the McLean family, at the corner of Hope and Ward Streets. In 1915, plans were underway to build the new hospital, with the cornerstone being laid on October 8, 1915. The official opening of the new hospital was held on June 29, 1916. The building cost $31,500 to build, only $2000 had to be borrowed. The nurses training school was established soon after its opening. In 1929, the west wing of the hospital was completed, providing 25 additional beds, X-ray and laundry room. A new hospital opened in the 1960s, and merged with the Cobourg hospital to create the new Northumberland Hills (located in Cobourg) in 1999-2000.