Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Classification
Nursing
Nursing Uniforms
Accession Number
004014012
Description
A single-breasted ladies' wool jacket with off-white twisted piping along the lapels, cuffs, and top of pockets; a non-woven, machine-stitched Ontario Hospital Kingston crest affixed to left breast pocket; three plastic button closure.
A single-breasted ladies' wool jacket with off-white twisted piping along the lapels, cuffs, and top of pockets; a non-woven, machine-stitched Ontario Hospital Kingston crest affixed to left breast pocket; three plastic button closure.
Stitched on crest: "ONTARIO HOSPITAL // KINGSTON"; printed on fabric tag inside neckline: "MADE TO MEASURE // BY // Richardson's // 546 YONGE / TORONTO ONTARIO".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010 Closet
Length
64.0 cm
Width
58.0 cm
Depth
1.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 64.0 cm x Width 58.0 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Like new
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Kingston Psychiatric Hospital," Asylum Projects, accessed August 4, 2020. http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Kingston_Psychiatric_Hospital
Research Facts
In 1859, the Rockwood Asylum opened in Kingston (Portsmouth). The name was later changed to Rockwood Hospital, and then in 1920 to Ontario Hospital - Kingston. Over the course of its earlier years, a gymnasium was added, then libraries, etc. in order to better serve the patients. During and after the Second World War, the hospital was understaffed due to the war, but by 1959, new buildings were added and the original asylum became known as the Penrose building, which housed people with disabilities. In the 1960s, a music department was added, as well as a unit for children and adolescents. In 1965, the name changed again to the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. In March 2001, the hospital was placed under the authority of the Providence Continuing Care Centre's Governing Board. Its name was changed a final time to Mental Health Services, and the original asylum building, which had been closed since 1997, remains empty as of 2020.