Ste. Anne’s Hospital

by **Trooper** Mon 04 Dec 2017, 7:18 am

PHOTO BY JOHN JANTAK

Jim McCann, 93, and Ethel Lawson, 91, speak to reporters following a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of Ste. Anne’s Hospital last Thursday, June 22.

John Jantak . Jun 29, 2017

Ste. Anne’s Hospital celebrates its 100th anniversary

A decision made more than a century ago to temporarily locate a military hospital in Ste. Anne de Bellevue to treat wounded soldiers from World War I and which eventually became a permanent veterans’ facility was marked with a special tribute at Ste. Anne’s Hospital to recognize its 100th anniversary last Thursday, June 22.

“Even though we weren’t born, we can remember what these veterans did for us and I’m honoured to be able to celebrate 100 years. We still have a number of World War II veterans at this facility which shows the quality of services and support we give them,” said Benoît Morin, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Island Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS).

The hospital, which was transferred from federal to provincial jurisdiction in April 2016, has become an integral part of the CIUSSS as a geriatric facility for the general population while still providing specialized care and services for veterans.

Transition to geriatric centre

“Having Ste. Anne’s Hospital as part of the West Island CIUSSS is fantastic for our population. Even though it was a very complex transition from federal to provincial jurisdiction, we’ve maintained the level of services. As we look ahead, we wish to maintain all the services to really make it a geriatric centre that helps the population at large,” Morin told Your Local Journal.

“The level of expertise here benefits not only the veterans but also the civilians. We’re integrating more civilians and the mix of cultures is going very well. I hope Ste. Anne’s will be standing for the next 100 years,” added Morin.

Veterans ‘well looked after’

World War II veteran Jim McCann, 93, has been a resident at the hospital for the past 16 months and said he he’s pleased with the level of care he receives. “I think they’re very well looked after,” said Ethel Lawson, 91, McCann’s partner for 37 years.

McCann was a member of the First Canadian Parachute Battalion, Sixth British Airborne Division and trained in England for D-Day and other campaigns when he first went over in spring 1944, but he never saw combat.

Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal Member of Parliament for Lac St. Louis, Ste. Anne’s Mayor Paola Hawa, former hospital directors general, and about 100 patients also participated in the occasion which featured a slide show detailing the health care facility’s history and a cake emblazoned with a 100-years logo.

Fitting homage

Hawa said that in a year that includes the 375th anniversary of Montreal and Canada’s 150th birthday, it was a fitting homage to honour the hospital’s 100th year-of-service and the veterans who continue to receive care at the facility after serving their country.

“Our histories are inextricably linked,” said Hawa. “A decision that was made in 1917 basically forged our municipality for 100 years. Ste. Anne’s is all about veterans, their stories and how they shaped our community. I never realized Ste. Anne’s was chosen because of its close location to the railway. Just this fact alone changed our history.”

https://www.yourlocaljournal.ca/single-post/2017/06/29/ste-anne-s-hospital-celebrates-its-100th-anniversary

by **Victor** Wed 02 Dec 2020, 4:09 pm

Residents at Ste-Anne's Hospital think more could be done to contain COVID-19 outbreak

Published Wednesday, December 2, 2020

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/residents-at-ste-anne-s-hospital-think-more-could-be-done-to-contain-covid-19-outbreak-1.5213135

by Charlie Thu 10 Dec 2020, 8:12 pm

WW2 veteran living at Ste. Anne’s
Hospital praises front-line workers,
denounces management

By Dan Spector . Global News
Posted December 10, 2020

https://globalnews.ca/news/7514975/ww2-veteran-ste-annes-hospital-coronavirus/

by Gridlock Tue 07 Nov 2023, 6:19 am

'Deserve to be remembered': Ste. Anne's Hospital pays tribute to its veterans

Ugo Giguère . The Canadian Press . Published Nov. 6, 2023

With bombs raining down on Ukraine and thousands of casualties in Israel and Palestine, remembrance ceremonies take on a special meaning.

On Monday, Ste. Anne's Hospital paid tribute to those who have served in the armed forces, risking their lives in the process.

"They will not grow old like us / Who survived them / They will never know / The outrage nor the weight of the years," recited veteran Roger Lemire.

Dignitaries laid wreaths in memory of the fallen before a hundred or so people gathered in the auditorium of what is now primarily a residential and long-term care centre (CHSLD).

Ste. Anne's Hospital has been caring for Canadian veterans since 1917. On Monday, some 60 men and women who served in the Second World War or the Korean War still reside there.

Among them is 103-year-old Howard McNamara, who recounts flying planes in North Africa and Italy for over four years during the Second World War.

"Those who lost their lives in war deserve to be remembered," he told The Canadian Press in an interview. In fact, he would like to see more of the story told to younger generations.

Nicolas Meunier, who served in Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Haiti and Afghanistan, belongs to another generation of veterans who are not spontaneously thought of at Remembrance Day ceremonies.

"The social label is still associated with old wars because people don't want to support war," he said. "For us, right now, it's difficult, but the system is changing."

He travelled to the event to represent the new wave of veterans who, among other things, took part in Canada's longest campaign, in Afghanistan.

"I'm here to show that there are also veterans, right now, who are lurking all over the place in post-traumatic shock, in depression and who are young," he said.

He hopes that services for this new generation of veterans will continue to improve as many of them struggle with complex disorders, according to Meunier.

Ste. Anne's Hospital has developed expertise in the treatment of operational stress injuries, war injuries and pain management.

It continues to welcome soldiers but also police officers.

Meunier had a message for those who are reluctant to speak out: "We have resources, but because of a stereotype, we're afraid to ask for help, to go and get what we're entitled to receive. We've sacrificed our lives for a very long time, we have psychological wounds as well as physical ones."

The sound of bagpipes within the walls of Ste. Anne's Hospital served to remind Canadians not only to think of those who remained on the field of honour, but also of those who returned, leaving a part of themselves behind.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Nov. 6, 2023.

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