University Hospital - Opening Ceremony
- A-847
- Stuk
- 14 May 1955
View of large crowd [4000] attending at outdoor ceremonies for the opening of the University Hospital. The Little Stone Schoolhouse and College Drive are visible in the background.
Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955.The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.
