Winnipeg General Hospital is a hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was built on the estate of Andrew McDermot. The driving force behind the hospital was McDermott's son-in-law, Andrew Bannatyne. The hospital is part of the Health Sciences Centre, one of the largest hospitals in Canada.
History In 1882, a 20-bed hospital was built on land donated by Andrew McDermot. It was later exchanged for a larger site and the first building was constructed in 1884. Henry Sandham Griffith designed a major addition to the hospital in 1903.
In 1937, contractor William Arthur Irish added another building costing $25,000.
The hospital merged with Winnipeg Children's Hospital and Winnipeg Rehabilitation Hospitals in 1972 to become the Health Sciences Centre.
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Sources The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913 Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association, 1971