KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL
An enduring witness to the evolution of public health care, Kingston General is one of Canada's oldest functioning hospitals. Most of its early buildings have survived, notably the Main Building and the Watkins Wing which date to a time when hospitals were places for the care of the poor. Expansion in the late-19th and early-20th centuries marked the transformation of this charitable hospital into a centre of scientific medicine. The Nickle Wing for patients with infectious diseases, the Doran Building for the care of women and children, and the Fenwick Operating Theatre all date to the 1890s. They show the gradual shift away from treatment in the home in favour of the hospital, which offered new surgical techniques and an antiseptic environment. The new nurses' home, completed in 1904, acknowledged the advance of nursing as a profession critical to the institution. Opened in 1914, the Empire Wing with its private and semi-private rooms demonstrates the hospital's acceptance by the well-to-do. These early buildings form an integral part of a larger hospital complex that continues to reflect new approaches to medical treatment.
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L'HÔPITAL GÉNÉRAL DE KINGSTON
Témoin privilégié de l'évolution des soins de santé, l'Hôpital général de Kingston est l'un des plus anciens hôpitaux généraux en service au Canada. Nombre de ses bâtiments d'origine subsistent, notamment le pavillon principal et l'aile Watkins, qui remontent à l'époque où les hôpitaux étaient voués aux soins des pauvres. L'expansion de la fin du XIXe siècle et du début du XXe a marqué la transformation de cette institution de bienfaisance en un centre de médecine scientifique. Ainsi, l'aile Nickle, réservée aux personnes atteintes de maladies infectieuses, le pavillon Doran, destiné aux femmes et aux enfants, et la salle d'opération Fenwick datent tous des années 1890. Ces bâtiments témoignent du recul graduel des soins prodigués au foyer au profit de traitements en hôpital, dans des conditions antiseptiques et à l'aide de nouvelles techniques chirurgicales. La résidence des infirmières, achevée en 1904, révèle le rôle essentiel reconnu à celles-ci au sein de l'institution. Enfin, la présence de chambres privés et semi-privés dans l'aile Empire, ouverte en 1914, atteste l'acceptation de l'hôpital par les gens aisés. Ces anciens bâtiments font partie intégrante d'un grand ensemble hospitalier qui continue de s'adapter aux progrès de la médecine.
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