Going Out With Grace – URBEX in Newfoundland’s Grace General Hospital
A number of years ago I was lucky enough to be granted access to the Grace General Hospital & Nurse’s Residence formerly on Lemarchant Road just before it was completely disassembled from the top down.
It was interesting to say the least as the place was fairly spooky, eerily quiet and full of nooks-n-crannies. Sadly it was 2007 and I wasn’t shooting the style that I do these days and I was using a lesser quality camera and lenses than what I currently operate with. That’s not to say I didn’t capture some interesting pictures, I’d just wish I could do it all over again, as I’d of captured it with more of an eye towards documenting the hospital and it’s finer details as opposed to creating creepy pictures of urban exploration.
Also, by the time I was given access one half of the hospital itself was gone (the oldest half, the side with the morgue and some other interesting things). The main section of the hospital and the nurses residence, labs and school were still standing though and that’s what I had access to.
Info: The first Grace Hospital was constructed in 1922 and was known as the Grace Maternity Hospital. Major extensions were added in 1955 and 1965 and a nurses’ residence was added in 1964.
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If you like this post you might also like my long street photography series documenting downtown St. John’s titled “Environs and Denizens“, or my article on the dangers of Urban Exploration, or perhaps my coverage of Hurricane Igor, the serious weather event that stuck Newfoundland in 2010.
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To read more about the history of the Grace Hospital and a lot of other urban exploration in Newfoundland, check out Hidden Newfoundland and their piece on Grace Hospital
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- A view of the former Grace Hospital from Shea Heights/Pitts Memorial Drive area. This is actually a couple years after it closed and before it was torn down.
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- A wide angle of the Grace Hospital and surrounding area really gives an idea of the impact this building had on the skyline.
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- A side profile of the former nurses residence.
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- Entry sign for main entrance.
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- One of the first floor emergency operating rooms.
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- The switchboard for all of the in house doctor’s phones and a first floor hallway.
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- Some halls, such as the one pictured above (left) were much darker then others which had windows. During the stage I was there, the power was cut to 90% of the building and the parts that were lit were generally just a daisy chained light bulb here or there. Having just a headlamp made walking down fairly dark halls like this, all of which had even darker rooms attached made it fairly eerie during the later parts in the day when it was coming on dark.
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- Photos of the neonatal ward where babies requiring additional care were monitored.
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- An old phone clings on for dear life at a floor reception desk.
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- A lab on one of the top floors of the nurses residence.
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- An old thermostat in the Grace Hospital
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- A storage closet along side of a dumbwaiter in the nurses residence cafeteria.
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- Former staff members of the Grace Hospital signed the walls at their nursing stations before leaving on the final day.
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- An old medical device lays on the floor in the nurses residence.
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- This picture featured above is from one of the nurses stations on I *think* the 3rd floor if memory serves correctly.
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- An old document shelf still holds the names of the various forums nurses and doctors used.
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- Signage in the old Grace Hospital.
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- This was the ICU.
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- More from the Grace Hospital ICU.
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- First floor emergency room # 3
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- Some of the operating rooms from the upper floors of the Grace Hospital
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- Signatures on the wall of the Grace Hospital
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- There were a lot of notes around that people who’d been working there on the last day had written. Strange it seems to write them, as theoretically no one except the construction crew and people such as myself would ever see them. This wall shown above is from the maternity ward.
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- An urban exploration photo of a general admittance room in the Grace Hospital in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- This is the main entry stairway for the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- Reception for the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- A room with a view and a hallway in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- The cafeteria in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- This photo above is from the cafeteria in the Hospital. The pictures on the wall are of from the group of 37 Labrador Innu children taken to the hospital after it’s closure for treatment.
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- The elevator from the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- More from the cafeteria in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- The kitchen of the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- This is actually in the kitchen of the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence, but these are old units stored here for no particular reason.
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- Again, in the kitchen area, storage area of the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence.
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- The kitchen and stairway leading down to the tunnel for the connection between the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence and the main hospital itself.
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- More from the service tunnel underneath the hospital
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- Again, more from that tunnel.
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- This is the old clock from the gym in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence. On the right more from the kitchen storage area.
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- A telephone near reception in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence and the gym.
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- By the time I had access most of what made it look like a hospital had been torn down, stolen or removed. Few signs of what made it the Grace Hospital still remained tho, like these beds which for some reason were now in the old gym in the second building at the nurses residence.
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- The swimming pool in the Grace Hospital Nurses Residence
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- This photo is from the upper floor classrooms in the nurses residence at Grace Hospital. Someone had been teaching German in this class last going off. Another classroom had old style war tactics drawn out on the chalkboard. It was very strange to see that kind of stuff, in such a nurses residence. No idea why it was there or what it had been used for.
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- Up close shot of the chalkboard in a nursing residence classroom.
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- The phone rooms in the nursing residence. Just a subtle reminder that back when this building was in operating there were no cell phones and even a phone in your room would have been considered a luxury. This area is in the Grace Hospital nursing residence.
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- On the last day I was there, access was granted to the top of the building. Cool and scary all at the same time. For one, it was windy and somewhat slippery from the snow and ice that had built up on the flat top roof. Secondly and most importantly, I’m deathly afraid of heights. The steep and skinny stairs leading up to the upper boiler room which sat atop the rest of the regular floors was bad enough. It was 2 degrees away from being a ladder… a ladder almost two stories high in a dark chute, carrying an awkward 40lbs of camera equipment on my back.
ahhhh damn thats cool.
Wow, those are some great shots! I especially love “Entrance to OR and RR.”
I don’t think I would have the nerve to visit a closed hospital. Too creepy.
These are incredible, thanks for the tour!
These are incredible, thanks for the tour!
Man i wanted to get in to shoot there and the Janeway so bad before they were taken down. I’m glad someone captured some great shots!
GREAT SHOTS THAT CAN NEVER BE RECAPTURED! I am sure it will bring back alot of memories to thoses who have frequented those buildings over the past 80 odd years of its existence. How can one view more of your great work!
I love it…. excellent shots. Too bad you could not get the old part of the hospital. I loved the Grace as it was my favorite hospital and i really miss it. Spent nights there after surgery and childbirth. Also worked there when it was a treatment center back in 2001. It was pretty creepy overnight when it was no longer used as a hospital. We did get to explore parts of the hospital and I did get to go into the morgue when it was no longer in use. Very scary! Wish I had taken more interior pictures although I only had a couple but they were not the clearest. Good job!
Cannot believe grace hospital is completely gone i myself and my sister were born in there ;( sad
I cant believe this because both my kids were born here!great hospital and the best of care!
Was sad to to it go, my 5 Children were Born there, plus several Surgerys, the beds were always clean and Fresh, it was A 1 care from the Drs and Nurses, all staff were very Polite.and with Care and Compassion….still wondering why it was Demolished. just loved the Grace Hospital,
Wow, excellent shots. Had some great times in that building and met some fantastic people when I worked there. Brought back a lot of great memories and yet felt terribly sad looking at the pics.
Wow! What an emotional look that was for me. My mother did her nursing assistant course there, I was born there, I did my nursing training there and worked there on the 6th floor until it’s closure in 2000. There is actually a picture there of the wall in the 6th floor nursing station which we had all signed and there was my name, my maiden name. Brought tears to my eyes.
I, too, was born at the Grace, trained there, and worked there until it’s closure in 2000. The shot of the 6th floor wall exhibits much of my ‘art’ work…lol. Ahhh the memories! Thanks so much for sharing this!
what a flood of memories these pics create! great memories, ones that will last a lifetime, thanks!
Fantastic shots! I’d never been in the Grace but it’s really neat to see.
Omg,the saddest thing ever. I know times and things change but I honestly thing this was politically and religion motivated. Just a personal opinion. Thank god for freedom of speech. I spent 20 yrs of my life working there and my babies were born there.Have many,many fond memories. Great photography.
I feel a little like the character, the elderly Rose Dawson, looking at the images of the decayed Titanic on the ocean floor. Those were the times when the “care” in healthcare meant something.
Great pictures, Colin! Some great memories, as I worked there from 1990 until it closed. The wall of names that you thought was the 3rd floor was actually the 6th floor. I saw my name, as well as those of all my co-workers. We started signing that wall just a few days before we moved to St. Clare’s Hospital.
so many great memeries. as i worked there from 1974 to 1993 . then moved to alberta . made a lot of friend over those years . so sad to see it go . great pics . thank you so much .
Thanks for for the tour ohohohoho the memories hard to beleive it has been 12 years
I trained as an RN from 1987 to 1990 at The Grace.Thank you for the pictures.They’ve brought back some great memories,along with some sadness.I’ll never forget the place,or the people I met there.
Fantastic photos and a SAD, but GREAT walk down memory lane………..went to work there in 1975 and left in 2000. 25 year career spent in the greatest work enviroment with the greatest people. Still miss it lots.
Wow, yes it does bring back memories, I loved working at the Grace Hospital, 1980-1997. Everytime I drive pass where the Grace was – I feel so sad but also so glad that I did work with so many people that have become my friends…..thanks for the pictures…..a Grace employee will never forget!!
Great pictures Colin but very sad…… My wife & I worked there for over thirty years and it broke our
hearts when it closed . IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE CLOSED. We thoroughly enjoyed our work there,
met so many wonderful people and still have some wonderful friends we met there. We were like a
big family. We worked hard but everybody helped each other.
Closing the Grace Hospital is the main reason we have so many healthcare problems today.
GREAT PICTURES.IT CERTAINLY BRINGS BACK ALOT OF MEMORIES.
IT IS SO SAD THE GRACE CLOSED.A LOT OF GOOD HARDWORKING
PEOPLE ENJOYED THEIR TIME THERE EMMENSELY.
ARE YOU SELLING ANY OF THE OUTSIDE SHOTS GREAT PICTURES
Great pics.
I was born at the “Grace”, trained there, had my only child there and worked there for many years.
I strongly agree with Evelyn’s opinion re the closure.
I have heard so many people express the same opinion, and why such a “caring ” hospital is no more.
Our class will be celebrating our 50 th anniversary of our graduation from this wonderful instituation next year and will be forwarding this link to my classmates. While some of them ,who moved outside the “overpass'”, may not be familiar with all the shots, a lot of them will remember ,as I will, with a tear in their eye.
Many thanks for posting on Darryl’s wall. God Bless.
Maxine (Morris) Wentzell
I was born in the Grace Hospital in Feb ’69, but had returned to the UK before school age with my British parents.
I obviously didn’t remember it from being an infant, but felt the need to include it in my sightseeing around the city when I re-visted St. John’s in ’96, seeing the hospital as it was then. It has only been in recent years that I learned of it’s demise. It’s sad to see the decay of what’s left but great pictures, & I’ll no doubt go see the site again on my next visit “home”.
Almost one of the saddest day of my life, when the Grace Hosppital closed down. Sooo many memories there. A lot of good, and some not so good. I met the love of my life there-I had the shiniest floors n the hospitable-lol. We were more like a family, so close knit. I was a volunteen(known as Candy stripers) at the age of 14. I was also born there, and my son, ndrew. Have a lot fond memories thee, we were like sisters and brothers, and still are. But our memories, you cannnot erase-they will live on in our hearts forever
Very sad to see.I trained there and worked there for many years.I retired before the lock was put on the
door,I couldn’t bear t the way it was left to decay.It was a wonderful place to work.I agree with alot of
former co-workers.Care went out the window when the Grace Hospital closed.It will hold aplace in my heart forever.
S.Thornhill.
I have lived in the neighberhood for many years on Beaumont street and I always admire this salvation army hospital wonder, sad to see it takened down. I still have a 1961 nurses year book called BIB AND APRON some nursing student gave me when I was a psychiatric attendant and worked at the hospital now called the Waterford, Many a student nurses affilated for three months at the H.M.N.D Waterford)
Christopher Oneill,
cconeill@sympatico.ca
It’s scary seeing the Grace as it was before it was torn down. I was probably one of the last ones born there possibly, at least in its last decade. Still though, times change and we have to move on. They could have used refurbished the building for something else, yes, but its too late now. Thanks for the awesome pictures.
As I was told, they’d tried selling it from even before it was shut down to about 4-5 years afterward. There was interest but it was pre-housing boom in St. John’s. I believe if the building was still standing, someone would of renovated it as condos as they did with the much older hospital behind the Miller Center.
Thanks for your comments! It would be very very interesting to learn exactly who was the last baby born in there.
I was a Grace baby too! :) Awesome pictures, Colin! Especially some of the black & white shots! Kudos to you for putting aside your fear of heights to get the rooftop shots – I don’t think I could have done that! :D
Very cool pics. My mom was flown to the grace hosptial when she was in labor with my twin sister and I. I am so thankful for the wonderful nurses and doctors who took such good care of us. My mom was very ill after giving birth and spent many weeks in the Grace. Thank’s for sharing all these wonderful pictures.
Fascinating pictures and like many others it brings back lots of memories. I worked there in the 70’s as a security guard. Hung out with the ladies in registration/out patients and the house mother Mrs. Kinop. Great time!!!
Thanks so much Colin for sharing these. I started as an engineer at the “The Grace” in 1979, and moving on to become Assistant Director of Facilities Management before I left for BC in 1999. You did an amazing job of capturing many profound memories of the good ole Grace. I could almost hear the sounds and smells as I browsed nostalgically through each picture. Hard to believe she is gone, but we have so many sweet memories that will never fade
Mike Hickey
Prince George BC
I Jessica was born Herr Dec 19this 1982 ..32 years ago I weight 7lbs 11,oz
OMG the memories! Remember being there the last day of work …didn’t want to leave
Crosspost from FB: Fantastic vibey shots Colin. Reminds me of Sandy Morris’s old studio space at the old Children’s Rehab Centre in Pleasantville. The building was Very photogenic in its decay, like the basement swimming pool filled with discarded, child-sized prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs. We went down there one night in the elevator with no lights in it. As freaky-looking as it was, it wasn’t particularly scary considering how many kids would never have been able to walk, etc, without that place. Same as the Grace, grim and picturesque in its last days but not an entirely unpleasant place. A lot of us passed through there:) – Paul Kinsman
Wow, a great walk down memory lane thru your photos, Colin! I was born at the Grace, as were
my 2 babies, plus I trained and worked there. Those were some of the best years of my life working with some amazing people some of whom are very dear friends to this day. You have captured history and what a shame the bldg is gone, not the memories tho!!!
CK
Thanks for posting these, sad to see and errie as well
Delivering babies was its only credit. Eye sour and a Medical disappointment.
Thanks for sharing. Wonderful photos. What is located on the grounds today?
As of right now it’s a big lot of nothing. Not sure what the plans are but nothing’s happened since they tore it down several years ago. The nurses residence is still standing. I believe that it’s newer then the hospital portion was and they are hoping to save the structure and probably renovate into condos.
These pictures brought back so many memories and stirred a lot of emotions inside me…some of the best years of my life were spent there…it was such a tragedy when it was torn down, It is also very sad to see ‘our’ residence in such poor repair, I feel the Government should have put a little work in maintaining the newer buildings!
Wow, so many memories and stories. I trained there and worked there, prior to moving to the U.S. sad to see it go. That place changed my life for sure.
I was a security guard there from 04-06. The German and war writings on the chalk board are from another security guard named Sean who was studying History and German
Wow. Thanks so much for clearing that up. It’s been one of those things that always had me perplexed me every time I’ve looked at those photos.
My dad was an anesthesiologist here when we first moved to St. John’s. I remember going to the gym during christmas holidays; someone dressed as Santa Claus would give us gifts that we had asked for. I later realized that the parents would just pass the gifts onto the staff organizing the event beforehand.
it was really well done, the photographs were very well lit and i felt the emotions looking at the images. you did a great job :).
My dad worked there for many years as a Carpenter..He loved that place
This is amazing. I’m so glad to have seen these.
Than. It’s than.
Great pictures–some would make great paintings esp the ones with the privacy screens and the one with the beds in the cafateria but it also looks haunted–like something from a scary movie –well done
Thank you for the trip down memory lane,very sad though.I saw the desk where I worked for so many years.
How can such a busy hospital be closed without causing major problems in the health care system ??????
I trained there & graduated in 1967.. Many fond memories. Lived in room 622 of the residents. Had a lot of fun & made lifelong friendships.
Wow, these pics bring back memories, I was born in there and I learned to swim in the pool shown above! My dad worked in shipping/recieving in the basement and I can remember riding on the trolly carts through the main area was with the double doors that opened out to the loading ramp. Great memories in that place and amazing job on the photos!!
in 1980 I worked in the ICU/CCU. At five in the morning, I would pull a chair over to the window and get up and look at the sun rising over signal hill, it was just beautiful!
Sad, but what I don’t understand is why so much equipment was left. I am sure it could have been used elsewhere!!! That stuff isn’t cheap!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
I was born there on January 2, 1961. Anyone with any photos of that time? I would be the fat baby in the back 11 pds 9 oz lol Last name Walsh
Great pictures. Many fond memories from the Grace. I too was born there, trained and worked there from 1983-2000. So sad to see it close and even more saddened to see it torn down.
I was born a year after the Grace was abandoned (2001), and never had any interest in it while it was still standing (because I was 0-6 years old). I have only started to become interested in the Grace late last year (2013). I am going to try to gain access to the nurses residence which is still standing.
Great shots. Many wonderful memories from the Grace. I graduated from there with my Diploma in Nursing 1990.
delivered three of my babies there in 1984, 88 & 92 with help from some wonderful staff. Best moments of my life ❤️❤️❤️
Sad to see the Grace go. It was a part of growing up in the city. Visited many relatives, and some friends I knew a girl from Wabush who did her nurse training there A shame it couldn’t have been converted to low income housing or something like that.
Great Memories. I remember working Security there in the Mid to Late 80.s…the staff were awesome!
HI WHAT A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE BUT WHAT A STATE FOR A HOSPITAL TO BE IN I KNOW IT HAS SINCE CLOSED DOWN BUT SOME THING COULD OF BEEN DONE WITH THE BUILDING LIKE LOW RENTAL WITH THE PRICES OF RENT THE GOVT COULD OF DONE THE BUILDING & MADE LOW RENTAL SEEING THE PRICES OF HOUSING IS IN ST JOHNS BUT TO LATE TO TALK THAT NOW WHAT A EXCELLENT JOB U HAVE DONE WITH THE PICTURES U HAD TAKEN . I HAD MY SON THEIR BACK IN 1974 WHAT A SHAME WHAT THE GRACE HAS BECOME JUST SO SAD
My mother was a Grace Nurse..class 40….and I was the first C-section at the Grace and when I was being delivered the Dr cut me on the right side and I still have the scar…In those days there was no such thing a law suits…My parents we glad I was born …I could live with a scar….Sorry to see it go …great job with photos
Wow. Great memories. Trained there. Graduated in 1982. Love those phone booths in the residence.thanks for sharing.
Great Pictures….Great people….Great Memories. “The Grace” and all it stood for will always hold a special place in my heart!
My Goodness! What a fabulous job! My mom had all four of her children there and my sister’s children were born there as well. As a matter of fact, my sister would come back home from Toronto to give birth! I delivered my first child there in September of ’72’ and if memory is correct, Anne Murray’s brother, I think his name was Robert (not sure) was one of the doctors there at the time. I’ve had a few surgeries there since my return home in ’94’ and I must say there was no better care anywhere else but the Grace …. suitably named. Thank you for the tour!
So many very fond memories of nurses training, moving to the new residence in 1964, working there for 19 years after graduation, seeing the new wing open in 1966, having my 3 boys born there and enjoying the friendship and fun with hundreds of colleagues. I cannot say one negative thing about my life at the Grace. It didn’t hurt to have my twin sister there with me as we survived training and provided care to so many patients.
WOW!!! I was born at the Grace, trained as a RN and had both my boys at the Grace, as far as photography goes these shots are fantastic, as far as memories go, I find them very sad. There was a lot of excellent care given at this hospital and to see how it was abandoned and demolished is shameful.
YES WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR SURE . MY FIRST TWO CHILDREN WERE BORN AT THIS HOSPITAL
Dear Carol,Excellent job of stirring up wonderful memories.I was born at the Grace in the elervator.Quess I was in a hurry.Then,18 yrs later I trained there.A Great place to “grow up.”Some of the finest people Ive ever known,I met there.Thanks.Good job.
Wow. I graduated from the Grace in 1982. Thank you so much for capturing so many great memories. It makes me quite sad to see how delapitated is was before it was torn down. So many great momories.
It was a home-away-from-home, filled with many great people.I trained there 1962-65, and had only visited it once since then, and I was sad not to be able to see the place at my last visit.But I do remember those phone booths in the Residence which always seemed to have someone curled up inside each one as secrets were passed back and forth.Fond memories, for sure. Thanks for taking the time to get these shots and for keeping the Grace’s memory alive.
It was a home-away-from-home, filled with many great people.I trained there 1962-65, and had only visited it once following graduation, and I was sad not to be able to see the place at my last visit.But I do remember those phone booths in the Residence which always seemed to have someone curled up inside each one as secrets were passed back and forth.Fond memories, for sure. Thanks for taking the time to get these shots and for keeping the Grace’s memory alive.
[…] Many locals say it’s haunted and with good reason. This place will defiantly give you chills even if it’s located in the dead centre of St. John’s. The structure was once apart of the Grace Hospital and was active until the year 2000. With a new medical facility project underway the Grace Hospital was deemed obsolete. Obviously not open to the public photos from inside are few and far between. However, one local photographer Colin Peddle did an excellent job shooting the place before most of it was demolished. You can view more photos here. […]
why did they close it. I had my daughter there in 1975 It was a great hospital.The healthcare is horrible in NL.
Ahh costs and a huge section of the building was basically at end of life. The health science became the main hospital in St. John’s an eventually the Children’s Janeway, too, was relocated to the HSC.
The only glimpse I had of Grace was when I visited St. John’s with my Newfoudlander Mom, Robin(Rideout)Metz. Mom was born at Grace on June 8, 1932. She visited many times with my Grandfather, Brigadier Willis Rideout who was one of the civil engineers who designed and built Grace.
my dad was a dr in the psychiatry dept for many years. I and my younger sister ’68 and ’75 respectively were both born there. We swam in the pool, and my fondest memory is of a christmas party in the gym of the nursing school.
I WAS IN THE FIRST CLASS OF NURSING ASSISTANTS THAT TRAINED AT THE GRACE. WE GRADUATED JUNE 1963.WE ARE NOW 2017 KNOWN AS LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, WITH MUCH MORE TRAINING. SAD THERE WASN’T A PICTURE OF THE OLD GRACE, WITHOUT THE EXTENSION.
Great pics.. thanks for the memories. My mother was born at the Grace, I was born there and so was my son. It was a great hospital..too bad it is gone.
These photos are so interesting. I worked with the Innu kids in 2001 and would have loved to go back to the hospital before it was dismantled.
These pictures are truly amazing. Just had to leave a comment because I’ve visited this page so many times as I find them to be fascinating. Each time I find something new to marvel over in the pictures… I don’t know what it is about them that is so intriguing– I imagine bustling nurses and doctors whizzing around.. their laughs, their cries, the intense times that meant life or death for a patient. It looks so silent in these pics… so eerie. In a way, I wish this place was still standing for the public to explore!! Fantastic photographs.
These pictures bring back some old memories. I was wondering if you help me find pictures of the Childrens Rahab Ctr, in pleasantville. I spent 7 or 8 months there. it was back in 1971-72.
Few photos of the inside of that facility exist, at least after it closed. No legal access was ever allowed, unfortunately.
Wonderful memories of this place, my late daughter Nikki was born there in 1995
I was born in The Grace General back in 1974 all though i have not visited since my birth or maybe i have i dont remember.I do recall some of the nursing staff whom i encountered when living back in Newfoundland.Very Sweet,Kind Ladies..Thank you for these photos i now live in Alberta and this is something i needed to remind myself of home Thank you to The Salvation Army for such a wonderful Place to remember
I started work in the kitchen area in 1975 until I got a job in the Purchasing Department as the Receiving Clerk and worked in that area until 1985. The pictures brings back fond, fond memories of the people’s I worked with there. I enjoyed every moment with my second family and friends of the Grace, I truly miss the icon that it once was. A Hugh shoutout to all of you who are reading. A structure of strength, happiness and love amongst each other.
Live long the memories of the Grace!
Sad about the Grace closure. As a three year old I was crownwed King of the Grace in 1947. Carmel Callanan was crowned Queen. We were crowned by a Salvation Army female Brigadier. Still have the pictures dressed in my drummer uniform! Great memories, great hospital!
Wow I really gotta say that I loved this article. So many memories especially of when I had my 2 children here and the second one of the two had to spend time in the NICU. Thank you
Thank you Colin for sharing. Loved looking at the pictures.My mom worked there in the 60’s she was a cleaning lady. I remember her telling me how she loved working there. God Bless
Brings back a lot of memories. All 4 of my children were born there as was I. So sad they closed. An enormous waste.
I spent 6th months in the Grace hospital. When I was pregnant with my Daughter Pamela Budden. She was a half a pound when she was born. Lots of tears shed that day.I would like to thank all the staff and Doctor’s that help me get threw the biggest and precious life that was given to me. I did call my daughter after the grace Hospital. Pamela Grace Budden. She is 27 years old now. Living on her own. She working at Walmart and trying to get back to school. We had many hard roads to flow but we did get there..Pamela is very book smart and a very beautiful lady. The Grace Hospital and the Janeway was a God sent for me. Without them I don’t know what I would have done. And the staff at the Gander physo therapy were amazing. Pamela sure enjoyed going for her treatments. There not enough I can say about the staff, doctors, and every thing in between. Koodes to you all.
Wow, St John’s NF. Flashback June 1991, my husband was serving in the US Navy at Argentia US Naval Base. Our second child was delivered at Salvation Army General Hospital. The doctor’s name was Dr. David C. Young. He was the most professional, compassionate health care provider we’ve met in our life, a selfless and dedicated doctor. The nurse who took care of me was so down to earth, she was very patient and helped me through my difficulties during labor and delivery. Our daughter is now 33 years old, working as a teacher, lived abroad (South Korea and Taipei) as English teacher. My husband has long been retired from the service and one of our goals this summer with our daughter is to travel to St John’s NF and visit Grace Hospital. Knowing that the building no longer exist, we will still visit the site where the structure used to stand and give honor to all the healthcare professionals that worked there. Their sacrifices and selfless dedication to the cause of treating patients and helping their families will not be forgotten. You are the unsung heroes!
I had 2 births at The Grace; June 5, 1992 and July 26, 1995. I had 2 Caesarian Sections.