BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tom Belsheim ...................................................................................... Chairman
Max Borowsky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Vice-Chairman
Walter Pilisko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Trustee
Mike Kadutski .............................................................................................. Trustee
John Mohyliuk ............................................................................................. Trustee
Melvin Farina ............................................................................................... Trustee
Edwin Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Trustee
MEDICAL STAFF
Dr. K.C. Miller .................................................................................. Chief of Staff
Dr. Bauld
Dr. Mokwe
Dr. David D. Didow ..... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Dentist
SENIOR STAFF
Walter Saranchuk ............................................................................ Administrator
Mrs. Audrey Willmer. . ........................................................... Director of Nursing
Mrs. Elsie Oryschuk ................................................................. Senior Supervisor
ARCHITECTS Groves & Hodgson
Marshall & Lee General Contractors
Valere's Construction Mechanical Contractor
K & D Electric Electrical Contractor
Programme
Musical Selections: Kehewin All Girls Marching Band
O'Canada: United Church Girls Choir
Invocation: Rev Alan Miller
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Tom Belsheim, Chairman Board of Trustees
PRESENTATION Mrs. Ruth Vogel President Ladies' Auxiliary
REMARKS Mick Fluker MLA St. Paul Constituency
Dr. K.C. Miller Chief of Medical Staff
Guest Speaker The Honorable Gordon Miniely, Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care
History of the Elk Point Municipal Hospital
In December of 1923 Doctors F. G. Miller and A. G. Ross established the first hospital in Elk Point. The hospital itself was a shop purchased from a resident and moved alongside the Doctor's residence. It was a mere sixteen by twenty-four feet in size, a storey and a half. An addition of ten by sixteen feet was added on to the front of the structure. Patients overflowed into the Doctor's residence. This structure operated until
November of 1928 with an annual average of 250 to 300 patients admitted.
In the fall of 1927, a movement got underway to have a municipal hospital established under the provincial plan. The main support for this hospital was to come via a local taxation rate of three cents per acre. A vote taken on the matter received a two-thirds majority in favor.
As a result, Elk Point Municipal Hospital was built and opened for operation in 1928. The original four acres of land on which the structure was built was donated by Mr. C. J. Markstad. More land was purchased for later additions.
Although technically designed at a 15-bed capacity, the staff found it possible to handle 28 patients without too much overcrowding. Miss Signe Holter was the first matron with Miss Erna Hanna as assistant and operating nurse.
In 1938 a ten-bed addition was added on to the old unit, and in 1952 a twenty bed addition was added.
In September of 1976 Elk Point had a totally new Municipal Hospital as patients, staff, and equipment were transferred from the original structure to the new hospital complex.
Today, an ultra-modern hospital, planned and programmed to suit Elk Point and district present and future needs is ready to serve those who
require its use.
