The Sisters first started their health care ministry in North Sydney, NS at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in 1908. As a tribute to his late son Charles, Mr. Alexander G. Hamilton financed the 10 bed hospital, including purchasing a building, transferring the deed to the Sisters, and outfitting the hospital.
Over the years, demand grew and the hospital expanded, but by 1950 construction was underway for new facility. The new St. Elizabeth Hospital opened on May 12, 1954 with a capacity of 180 beds. Both Hamilton Memorial Hospital and St. Elizabeth Hospital ran Schools of Nursing.
The former Hamilton Hospital became Stella Maris Residence for the elderly. In 1975, the Sisters transferred ownership of St. Elizabeth Hospital to the Province of Nova Scotia and renamed the facility to Northside General.
SC Congregational Archives JM-128. Sister with baby in newborn nursery, Saint Elizabeth Hospital, North Sydney, NS, Circa 1965. Photograph by Sister John Mary McNeil.
More Charity Alive – May 2020
Nova Scotia Strong
We keep hope alive knowing how blessed we have been by the prayers and love at home and all over the world.
How we are coming together during the pandemic
A parade, Zoom chats and in-person ministry. A glimpse at how we are coping during COVID-19.
Last Sister moves out of St Patrick Convent in Roxbury, MA
The last Sister of Charity leaves Saint Patrick Convent, Roxbury, our first mission in the United States.
Praying during the Pandemic at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley
The Lenten season was profoundly moving this year not only because it coincided with the Pandemic Coronavirus but also because of the reflections offered by Sisters Mary Ann Connolly and Judy Park.
From the Archives – North Sydney
The Sisters first started their health care ministry in North Sydney, NS at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in 1908.
Charity Alive – April 2020
When This Is Over
Covid 19, the pandemic, will end but the experience will continue to inform our memories, thoughts and behaviours for some time to come.
Federation Company of Charity Formation Personnel
Sisters Maryanne Ruzzo and Evelyn Williams along with our Associate Co-Coordinators Ann Masters and Carol Evans attended the Company of Charity Formation Personnel meeting in New York in early March.
El Salvador Water Project
The members of our Water Project committee, Mabel Najarro, Maureen Wild, Kay Conroy, Carrie Flemming, Cecilia Hudec and Maryanne Ruzzo, as well as all the Sisters, are thrilled that our first water project in Chalatenango, El Salvador is complete.
Regional Meetings
Regional Meetings brought together Sisters and Associates, from all over to reflect on Sister Peggy O'Neill's talk from the Federation Assembly last May.
From the Archives – Bermuda
At the request of Archbishop O’Brien, four Sisters departed Halifax on February 15th 1890 and arrived in Bermuda after four days at sea. On March 3rd, 1890, they opened Mount Saint Agnes Academy. The Sisters owned and operated the school until 1975, when they transferred ownership to the Diocese of Hamilton.
