Truemors
3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, BC.
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital opened in Vancouver in 1946, but it really started many years before that with the dream of a young Quebec girl, Délia Tetreault. In 1902, her dream came true when she helped found the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the first missionary congregation for women in Canada.
In 1921 four Sisters moved to a home on Keefer Street in Vancouver, where they provided health and education services primarily to the Asian community. By the time the Sisters marked the 25-year anniversary of their arrival in Vancouver, their work had outgrown three buildings and in 1946 Mount Saint Joseph Hospital was opened.
Today, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital is a 208-bed acute and extended care facility with an international reputation for excellence in providing for the needs of multi-faith and multi-ethnic communities. MSJH was founded on the principles of adaptability and responsiveness to ever-changing community needs, and continues to fulfill that mission by being faithful to the teaching of Mother Délia, who once said:
“Giving ourselves is our life! It is not enough to thank God in words…we must also transform our gratitude into actions…”
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