Acknowledging the help I received from others

The Great Canadian Catholic Hospital Project and the Catholic Hospital Books/Booklets Digital Project
was initiated by Greg J. Humbert in 2005 when he was an employee of the Catholic Health Association
of Canada in Ottawa. He worked on the project on a volunteer basis and has continued to do so after
his retirement. The project seeks to document the legacy and contribution of the Congregations of
Religious Women in Canada, their mission in health care, and the founding and operation of Catholic
hospitals.
Acknowledgements
It takes many hands and many more eyes to launch a project such as this.
The Great Canadian Catholic Hospital Project and the Catholic Hospital Books/Booklets Digital Project
could not have proceeded without the generous help and interest of many individuals and
organizations, especially the Congregations of Religious Women throughout Canada and the Catholic
hospitals from many provinces.
I thank in a special way:
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The Catholic Health Association of Canada, now the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada who is
the sponsor under whose auspices this project continues.
Mr. James Roche, President of the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (2008-2013)
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Jean Bartkowiak [former President & CEO of Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, and Hôtel-Dieu
d’Arthabaska]
Merv Bender
Julie Hummel-Blair
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Olivette Chalifour
David S. Crawford FCLIP, Librarian emeritus, Osler Library of the History of Medicine - McGill
University. Coordinator of the web-based bibliography of all Canadian hospital histories.
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Catholic Health Association of British Columbia [Susan House]
Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan [Sandra Kary, Marissa Alarcon]
Catholic Health Association of the United State [Brenda Bartz, Archivist/Executive Assistant]
Catholic Health International [Robert Stewart, Catherine Batten, Eileen Bowes]
Covenant Health, Alberta [Fran Ross, Chief Communications Officer; Adrienne Schneider]
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Marthe Deschenes-Smith
Frances Dignan
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Carol Forgues, Noranda, QC
Franciscan Sisters of St. Elizabeth [Sr. Viola Bens, Archivist]
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Russell G. Gibson, Ottawa, ON
Heather Graham, Port Alberni, BC
Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Pembroke [Sr. Mary Ruddy, gsic, Archivist; Deborah
Godfrey]
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Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus de Caraquet (N.-B.) [Marthe Léger, Jocelyne Gauvin]
Hôpital Montfort Hospital, Ottawa [Jean Yves Pelletier, Historical Resources Consultant /
Archivist]
Hôpital Notre-Dame Hospital (Hearst, Ontario) [Guy Chartrand, former CEO; Lina Gosselin,
Executive Assistant]
Hôpital Stella-Maris-de-Kent, Ste-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick [Marie-Marthe Léger,
Gestionnaire d'etablissement]
Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor ON [Janice Kaffer, President and CEO; Luann Kapasi, Senior
Communications Officer]
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston [Beth Hogan]
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Elizabeth A. Iles [Author of Ask the Grey Sisters: Sault Ste. Marie and the General Hospital, 18981998]
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Mattawa Hospital, Mattawa ON [Guy Chartrand, President & CEO; Monique Banges]
Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, AB [Paula Storie]
Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood [Sr. Mary William Verhoeven, Provincial]
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Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University [Lily Szczygiel, Documentation
Technician; Christopher Lyons, Head Librarian]
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Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke, ON [Pierre Noel, President & CEO; Carolyn Levesque,
Communications Coordinator]
Penetanguishene General Hospital [Doris Shirriff, former Chief Executive Officer at
Penetanguishene General Hospital between 1996-2003]
Providence Healthcare, Toronto ON [ Josie Walsh, President and CEO ; Beth Johnson, Chief
Communications Officer]
Providence Health Care, Vancouver BC [Diane Doyle, President & CEO, Carol Dixon, Colleen
Nurang]
Providence Health Care Archives & Museum, Vancouver BC [Donna I. Humphries, MAS,
Archivist]
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Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Region Archives [Rodney Carter, Archivist]
Religieuses Hospitalières de St-Joseph, Maison générale [Sr. RoseMarie Dufault]
Religieuses Hospitalières de St-Joseph, Maison provinciale [Sr. Sarah Maillet]
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Saint-Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg [Helene Vrignon, Director of Communications]
Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton [Janina Berenyi , Reg.N., Co-Ordinator St. Joseph's School of
Nursing, and Lois Cottrell, Sherman Library, St. Joseph’s Healthcare]
Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital [Rose Calibani, Communications & Public Affairs Officer,
Sault Area Hospital]
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Halifax [Mary Flynn, Congregational Archivist;
Sr. Nuala Kenny]
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, Saint John, New Brunswick [Archives]
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Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland [Sr. Madonna Gatherall]
Sisters of St. Ann [Carey Pallister, Archivist]
Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie [Sr. Margaret Smith, Sr. Mary Sheridan]
Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto [Linda Wicks, archivist]
Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston [Sr. Gayle Desarmia, Sr. Sheila Langton,
Danielle Hughes, archivist]
Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish Archives
Sisters of St. Martha of Prince Edward Island [Sr. Rosemary MacDonald]
Sisters of Service, Toronto, ON [M.C. Havey, Archivist]
Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate/Toronto
Sœurs de la Charité de Montréal, « les Sœurs Grises » [Sr. Jacqueline St. Yves; François M.
Nadeau, Archiviste]
Sœurs de la Charité d'Ottawa [Sr. Lorraine Desjardins, s.c.o.; Gabrielle Marchand-Dauphin,
Archiviste en chef]
Sœurs de Misércorde (Misericordia Sisters) [Service des Archives, Nicole Boyer]
St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay, ON [Tracey Buckler, President & CEO, Lil Bergamo]
St. Joseph's Health Care, London [Dahlia Reich, Communication & Public Affairs]
St. Joseph’s Health Care Society, London, ON [John Callaghan, Executive Director; Ann Galloway]
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto [Sr. Roberta Freeman, Ana Jeremic, Manager, library
services]
St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Comox, BC [Jane Murphy, President and CEO; Kaylene Simmons]
St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener Ontario [Don Shilton, President & CEO, Susan Bell]
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto [Dr. Robert Howard. President & CEO; Filomena Machado,
Director, Mission & Values; Dr. Peter A. Kopplin; Teruko Kishibe, Archivist]
Jérémy V. Stevenon [formerly Chief Operating Officer of the St-Francis Memorial Hospital in
Barry’s Bay]
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West Nipissing Public Library [Carole Marion, CEO; Frances Cockburn, Archives]