The first day of each month is a theme day for members of City Daily Photo. This month, the theme is Medicine. See how others are interpreting the theme right here.
Saint-Vincent Hospital is a place of medicine, a chronic care hospital founded a hundred years ago. It is close to home for me, but I hadn't been inside since before Covid. It seemed ideal for the theme. I came by on Saturday.
Saint-Vincent is one of two Catholic hospitals in the city jointly administered through the Bruyere organization, which has its roots in Elisabeth Bruyere, a nun who led a mission of sisters to Ottawa in the 19th century and established hospitals, education, and social services and left a huge legacy for the city that endures today. Since 1932, the hospital's location has been here, while its counterpart, the Bruyere, has been in Lowertown.
Within is a large courtyard, once exposed to the elements, but now with a glass roof. The modern touches are fascinating.
An adjoining terrace beckoned me out. Below the heights that the hospital is on- part of the same larger ridgeline that Parliament Hill is on- is Lebreton Flats. The Ottawa River can be seen, with Gatineau on the far shore.
I zoomed in. The back side of the Canadian War Museum is seen here. Off in the distance is the great rise of the Gatineau Hills.
A look westward. The low structure at centre is an LRT station.
I wanted to frame a similar view with the girders of the building.
The pillars are colourful.
Back out the main entrance I went.
Lastly, my medicine cabinet at home seemed fitting for the theme as well. Oral care and a razor blade at bottom, a couple of Tylenol bottles, soap, deodorant, and shaving gel on the middle, and some first aid and additional items on the top. The bag of cotton nose plugs is a reminder of that night in 2021 when I fell and broke my nose.
Good photos for the theme. Your medicine cabinet photo made me smile.
ReplyDeleteOh, that night was memorable.
DeleteI can see that Canada has universal health coverage funded via Medicare. Created from the Canada Health Act, it must be universal, publicly administered, have comprehensive coverage and crosses provinces. So who chooses to use private hospitals? Quicker services in private hospitals? Better quality care?
ReplyDeleteIn this case, the Bruyere hospitals are privately owned, by the Sisters of Charity, but much of the funding is public, and access is universal. As I understand.
DeleteI could not find a frame for the medicine theme. Glad that you got one!
ReplyDeleteI thought of hospitals, and that one suited me
DeleteNice photos. the last one is a great choice.
ReplyDeleteThanks
DeleteNice look around the hospital.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThe medicine cabinet is a good snapshot into someone elses life!
ReplyDeleteI thought so.
DeleteGreat photos for the theme! Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Delete...medicine has become a HUGE business!!!
ReplyDeleteIt has.
DeleteYour medicine cabinet is well organized, William. My wife will be proud of you!
ReplyDeleteI like it that way.
Deletei respect the way you keep your shelves. my hubby makes me laugh, i have to get into his and clean up a bit here and there and he always says "hey, i had that just right", makes no sense. have a great week. love your header shot. spring is here. i am thankful. ( ;
ReplyDeleteIt's how I like it, and besides, there's just me.
DeleteAgree with Tom ~ medicine a Big Business ~ your cabinet is so organized ~ wow!
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you.
DeleteGood one for the theme, William.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteYour bathroom cupboard is very neat and tidy. We have 2 cupboards in ours, the new one we put in and the old one that originally came with the house.
ReplyDeleteI have just the one.
DeleteI like the architectural updates to William! And everything paid for by the government not individual patients. Is that right? My brother loves living in Edmonton and has obtained his Canadian citizenship! He recently had a health problem that could have bankrupted him in the states. He feels very happy and lucky that he moved to Canada several years back. Aloha friend, wishing you the best of health
ReplyDeleteMost things. Point is, one will not be bankrupted by a heart attack or cancer, which is as it ought to be.
DeleteGreat shots for theme day.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteHospitals the world over have the same 'feel', not my favourite place to go.
ReplyDeleteUnderstandable.
DeleteSuch good photographs for the theme, including your own very organised medicine cabinet.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you!
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