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About Us
Misericordia's Historical Chronology
| 1898 | - | Four Misericordia Sisters arrive in Winnipeg from Montreal to care for abandoned children as well as young women and their babies. |
| 1900 | - | The Misericordia Sisters realize the increasing needs of the community and move to two and a half acres of land between Sherbrook and Maryland streets to establish the Winnipeg Maternity Hospital. |
| 1916 - 1997 | - | The Sisters operate the Misericordia School of Nursing for 92 years. Graduates were well respected and highly sought after, primarily due to their faith-based training. |
| 1917 | - | Winnipeg Maternity Hospital name changes to Misericordia General Hospital with 125 beds, 50 bassinets and 50 medical practitioners. |
| 1922 | - | Misericordia General Hospital awarded a grade “A” facility approval from the Catholic Association of Federated Hospitals and the American College of Surgeons. |
| 1927 | - | Misericordia General Hospital enlarged from 125 to 225 beds. |
| 1950 | - | Maryland Wing added, bringing the total number of beds to 305. |
| 1953 | - | Shea family's significant donation allows Misericordia's expansion to go forward. |
| 1954 | - | Construction begins on the Cornish and Wolseley West additions bringing the total number of beds to 418, with 60 bassinets and a full range of diagnostic services. |
| 1950 - 1959 | - | During the 1950s the Misericordia Sisters have the strongest presence in Winnipeg, with over 45 Sisters involved and active. |
| 1962 | - | New nurses' residence constructed to accommodate 200 students. |
| 1965 | - | The care of single mothers and their babies separates from Misericordia General Hospital with the opening of Villa Rosa, a home for single mothers. |
| 1971 | - | Riverview Annex constructed, housing the new Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. |
| 1983 | - | Misericordia Health Centre's Foundation incorporates. |
| 1985 - 1988 | - | Parkade, Central Energy Plant and overpass built. |
| 1990 | - | Maryland North buildings, Carpentry and Paint Shop demolished. |
| 1991 | - | New Receiving Area and Dietetic Production area completed. |
| 1993 | - | Eye Care Centre of Excellence consolidated and established at Misericordia. Pediatrics and Inpatient Psychiatry removed and consolidated at other facilities. |
| 1994 | - | Care-A-Van purchased: a staff-initiated program taking care into the community. |
| 1995 | - | Misericordia General Hospital receives the Manitoba Quality Award. |
| 1997 | - | Obstetrics Department and School of Nursing closes. |
| 1998 | - | Misericordia General Hospital becomes known as Misericordia Health Centre, reflecting its new role. Urgent Care Centre opens; 174 Interim Long-Term Care beds open. |
| 1998 | - | Wolseley Family Place, a family resource drop-in centre, opens to meet changing community needs. |
| 2000 | - | Misericordia Place, a 100-bed Personal Care Home, opens. |
| 2001 | - | Wolseley Family Place incorporates. |
| 2002 | - | PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) begins in Eye Care Centre of Excellence. |
| 2003 - 2004 | - | Health Links-Info Santé expands to a 35-seat provincial call centre called the Provincial Health Contact Centre (PHCC). |
| 2004 | - | The two remaining Misericordia Sisters residing in Winnipeg announce they will be returning to the Motherhouse in Montreal. A brightly lit cross is placed atop the Misericordia Health Centre to honour the Sisters legacy. |
| 2005 | - | Pediatric Dental, a new surgical program, opens. |
| 2005 | - | The MHC Foundation successfully completes a significant fund-raising initiative to make possible a major redevelopment and patient enhancement for our 24/7 Urgent Care Centre. |
| 2006 | - | The $1.7 million redevelopment of Urgent Care, including a refurbished waiting area, is completed. |
| 2007 | - | As part of regionalization, a letter of intent is drafted for Misericordia to officially become part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. |
| 2007 | - | The Honourable Theresa Oswald, Minister of Health, announces Misericordia’s $17.5 million redevelopment plans, including an expansion of our Eye Care Centre of Excellence and Ambulatory Diagnostic Services. New to Misericordia will be a sleep disorder centre, a renal dialysis centre, a chronic care unit and the PRIME program. |
| 2007 | - | Avastin™ injections, an innovate treatment of wet macular degeneration, begin at our Eye Care Centre of Excellence. |
| 2008 | - | MHC welcomes the Sleep Disorder Centre - from Health Sciences Centre - to a new expanded home in Wolseley 3 East. |
