Fort William Sanatorium
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Fort William Sanatorium was a tuberculosis
hospital or sanatorium
in Fort William, Ontario
, today part of the city of Thunder Bay
. It opened in 1935.
It later provided treatment for people with other disorders, including physical and mental handicaps.
In a 1953 article in the medical journal Chest
, B. Pollak of the Fort William Sanatorium
described the use of planography, also known as tomography
.
In 1974, Fort William Sanatorium was renamed Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital. The Mental Retardation Unit Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital Northwestern Regional Centre (as it is designated in the regulation) was designated as one of the "institutions under the Developmental Services Act, ... for the purposes of section 157 of the Municipal Act. The Northwestern Regional Centre was a residential facility for children and adults with an intellectual disability that operated from the 1960s until it was closed in 1994.
Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital was amalgamated with Westmount Hospital in 1980 as Hogarth-Westmount Hospital.
In 2000, Hogarth-Westmount Hospital became part of St. Joseph's Care Group, a Roman Catholic nonprofit health care corporation.
The Fort William Sanatorium building, later known as the Hogarth Building, was demolished in 1999.
The patient case files of Fort William Sanatorium are preserved by the Archives of Ontario
.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
hospital or sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
in Fort William, Ontario
Fort William, Ontario
Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Ever since then it has been the largest city in Northwestern...
, today part of the city of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...
. It opened in 1935.
It later provided treatment for people with other disorders, including physical and mental handicaps.
In a 1953 article in the medical journal Chest
Chest (journal)
Chest is a scientific medical journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians on the subject of chest diseases and related issues . The 2008impact factor is 5.154. The journal has a circulation of some 21,000 copies. Editor in chief is Richard S. Irwin....
, B. Pollak of the Fort William Sanatorium
described the use of planography, also known as tomography
Tomography
Tomography refers to imaging by sections or sectioning, through the use of any kind of penetrating wave. A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, geophysics, oceanography, materials science,...
.
In 1974, Fort William Sanatorium was renamed Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital. The Mental Retardation Unit Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital Northwestern Regional Centre (as it is designated in the regulation) was designated as one of the "institutions under the Developmental Services Act, ... for the purposes of section 157 of the Municipal Act. The Northwestern Regional Centre was a residential facility for children and adults with an intellectual disability that operated from the 1960s until it was closed in 1994.
Walter P. Hogarth Memorial Hospital was amalgamated with Westmount Hospital in 1980 as Hogarth-Westmount Hospital.
In 2000, Hogarth-Westmount Hospital became part of St. Joseph's Care Group, a Roman Catholic nonprofit health care corporation.
The Fort William Sanatorium building, later known as the Hogarth Building, was demolished in 1999.
The patient case files of Fort William Sanatorium are preserved by the Archives of Ontario
Archives of Ontario
The Archives of Ontario is the provincial archives for the province of Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1903, the archives is located in Toronto....
.