About Us

What are we about?

The story of Canadian health and medicine tells how people have preserved health and managed disease, pain, and suffering. The Museum of Health Care at Kingston strives to connect visitors with the experience of people in past times and provide context and perspective on today's health issues. To help Canadians better understand this history, the Museum preserves and promotes the rich material legacy of our medical and health care past. We serve the general public, practitioners, students, and historians through exhibitions, interpretive programs, and special events throughout the year.

The Museum is located in the Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site, a former residence for student nurses built in 1904, on the grounds of Kingston General Hospital.

The Museum of Health Care, a non-profit corporation, is governed by a Board of Directors.

Researchers should contact the museum for further assistance. The Museum funds the Margaret Angus Research Fellowship.

The Museum also benefits from the presence of the Hannah Chair, History of Medicine at Queen's University, the Bracken Health Sciences Library and archives at the Kingston General Hospital and at Queen's University.

The Museum of Health Care receives support from the Federal government through the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Provincial Government through the Ontario Ministry of Culture.