Historical Notes
January 1927 marked the beginning of what was to become St. Joseph's
Hospital in Gravelbourg, when a committee was established on the
request of Doctor Francis Martial Lavoie to plan the hospital.
On July
26th of the same year, two Grey Nuns, Sisters Dupuis and Ducette,
arrived from Montreal to choose a site for the hospital and to supervise
the work of the construction. The hospital with its 42 beds was
officially opened on April 28, 1928. It was demolished in the fall
of 1997.
In 1942, a unit of the hospital was reserved for the aged. This
was the beginning of the home for the elderly. Although in 1948
efforts were made to provide such a home, it was not until October
4, 1961 that Foyer d'Youville came into being. The original building
was torn down in 1996 to make way for the acute care wing of the
present facility.
Hospital Characteristics
The modern St. Joseph's Hospital/Foyer d'Youville is a fully accredited
integrated facility which officially opened on November 13, 1996
and provides the following:
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general
medical inpatient care (9 beds)
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outpatient
services
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diagnostic
services - radiology, laboratory and electrocardiography
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respite
care
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Meals
on Wheels program
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on
site dietician consultations
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Spiritual &
pastoral care
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outreach
programs
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palliative
care
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convalescent
care
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long
term care (50 beds)
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Adult
Day Service program
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on
site hearing clinic
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on
site psychiatric consultations
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emergency
medical services (ambulance)
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Affiliation
St. Joseph's Hospital/Foyer d'Youville, an affiliate of
Five Hills Health Region, collaborates and cooperates with other community
support and health related services:
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Single
Point of Entry for Long Term Care Services
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Home
Care
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Cansurmount
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Gravelbourg
Housing Authority
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Industrie
Prairie Industries (Sheltered Workshop)
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Local
physicians
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Dentist
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Optometrist
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Transette
Service
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District
Social Services
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Community
Psychiatric Services
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Local
community pharmacists
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Medical
consultants (pathology, radiology, orthopedic, obstetrics
and gynecology, chiropractic, internal medicine, psychiatry,
Medical Health Officer and Public Health)
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Lions
Eye Bank
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Alzheimer's
Support Group
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Visiting Physiotherapy & Occupational
Therapy Services
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