The University Hospital (Now the U of A) is 100 years old.......they have been talking about it a lot on the news in the last few days.....and have shown some wonderful exhibits and photographs.....
I love the history of Alberta...perhaps because the history is quite short, it means you can learn in more depth and its easier to feel you have a real grasp on it...compared the England which has a vast history....
I prefer the history here and we have several books full of old photographs and stories of the Pioneers and the native families and Fort Edmonton etc....
When the hospital first opened, it was simply in a two story house and had 5 staff members. The first patient was a railroad worker injured on the job...but when he arrived at the hospital they had to lift him in through the window as the doors were locked! Because the hospital had no other patients, all the staff had gone out for lunch together!
The U of A hospital now treats 700,000 patients a year!!!! So you can say it's grown a little in 100 years :)
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