History
1924 Official opening of St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose
A 50 bed hospital founded by the Sisters of             Providence of St. Vincent de Paul
1924 Hospital Guild established
1924 Training School for nurses (closed 1932)
1933 Full accreditation status awarded (one of fourteen in the Province)
1949 New wing added, capacity increased to 117 beds
1969 New addition maintaining beds at 117
1989 New facility opened replacing
1924, 1949 and 1969 buildings (117)
1993 Reduction in beds to 85
1995 Reduction in beds to 76 (Regionalization)
2002 Transfer of sponsorship to the Alberta Catholic Health Corporation
2003 Establishment of the St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose Foundation

The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Kingston, ON were invited by the Mayor and council of Camrose to establish a hospital in Camrose. The city donated the land and by 1924 St. Mary's Hospital officially opened its doors.

From those early beginnings, St. Mary's Hospital continues to reflect the philosophy of the Sisters of Providence which is:

• that the care of the sick is a sacred trust

• that God is the author of human life which is precious and cherished from the moment of conception until death

• that everyone, without exception, is to be treated with dignity and respect

• that everyone is to be treated in a fair and just manner