Haldimand War Memorial Hospital - Dunnville, ON
1 Bench 1 Tree is proud to announce that an installation was completed at the Haldimand War Memorial Hospital in Dunnville on December 6, 2022. This installation was made possible by Dave Lammers of Garden Grove Grounds Management who donated time to complete this installation and the installations at Brantford and Paris, Ontario. We are also thankful to our partners who supplied this site: Maple Leaves Forever, Maglin Site Furniture, and Unilock Pavers.
The residents of Dunnville wanted to commemorate the soldiers who had fought overseas in the First World War. William Fry, publisher of the Dunnville Chronicle, obtained property on John Street between Lock and Broad, formerly owned by the late Judge Swayze. Dunnville Mayor B. Edgscombe and businessman turned politician Frank R. Lalor were approached and Lalor used $5000 he had earned as a Member of Parliament to purchase the property.
On October 15, 1920 he turned the deed over to the Dunnville Women’s Patriotic Society. One stipulation was that the property was to be used as a public hospital to be called Haldimand War Memorial Hospital in memory of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in the war. A permanent board of governors was selected in order to take advantage of the experience and knowledge acquired from the hospital’s inception. The deed was given to the Dunnville Women’s Patriotic Society due to the fact that they were the only chartered philanthropic society in Haldimand and so were legally qualified to hold property.
The Hospital opened February 3, 1920 with 20 beds, a small nursery, a small operating room and a portable x-ray machine, used only for fractures. Today the hopsital has 22 Acute Care Beds, 13 Complex care beds and 2 Respite Care Beds. Surgical services include General Surgery, Endoscopy, minor Urology and Cataract surgery. The Diagnostic Imaging department supports the community through the provision of the following services: General x-ray, Computed Tomography (CT/CAT Scan), Ultrasound, Mammography/Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP), Bone Density, Holter Monitors and Electrocardiogram (ECG).
From its inception, Haldimand War Memorial Hospital was started to serve its community by providing the best possible care for its residents. Through the years, and many changes later, that goal has remained the same. Best care every person, every time.