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| Jeffrey Hale - St Brigid's Hospital | |
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 Jeffery Hale Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°47′48″N71°15′11″W / 46.7967°N 71.2531°W /46.7967; -71.2531 |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1856 (St. Brigid's Home) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's is a publicly funded health establishment located inQuebec City,Quebec,Canada. It provides a range ofprimary health care services to the population of Quebec's Capitale-Nationale (Greater Quebec City) region.[1]
In 1856, Reverend Father Bernard McGauran founded Saint Brigid's Home as a shelter for Irish immigrants, widows and orphans. In 1864, philanthropistJeffery Hale left a sum of money in his will to found a hospital to care for Protestants of all denominations.[1]
In 2007, these two health establishments merged. Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's is legally mandated as a residential and long-term care centre (CHSLD -Centre d'hébergement de soins de longue durée) with complementary missions for hospital centre services and community (CLSC-type) services in English. Jeffery Hale - Saint Brigid's also has the mandate to serve the region's English-speaking population.
