Unity Union Hospital Auxiliary
By Ruby May Lewin

Mrs. Robert Beaman call me to say that her husband was in Regina. He had learned that the Unity Union Hospital was to be closed. What could we do? We must act quickly! At that time the Unity Union Hospital reached to the Alberta border, east and north and south. There were a number of small hospitals in the area, but the Unity Union was "the" hospital.

We decided to contact all the Homemakers' Club in the area. Each club was asked to get in touch with their members. Also to alert members of all organizations in the district. We requested that they would wire the Honorable John Michael Uhrich the Minister of Public Health. The wires to stress the serious situation, and the number of people in the area depending on the Unity Union Hospital for the service this hospital was equipped to provide. The telegrams flooded his office in Regina. In speaking to me over the phone, he described the situation as a real blitz. I assured him that the residents in the area would do all that they could to help keep the hospital operating.

Just shortly afterwards, the Unity Union Hospital Auxiliary was organized in October of 1937. I was the first president; Miss Annie Sword was the secretary. The late Percy Fawcett was the secretary of the hospital. He gave the Auxiliary a monthly report. The matron also gave the Auxiliary a monthly report. The matron gave out the mending and sewing for the organizations to do.

The copy of one of Mr. Fawcett's reports helps to tell the story that during the depression, team effort kept the Unity Union Hospital operating.





Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2002