Murray Bridge Soldiers Memorial HospitalPrint Page

The Memorial Hospital commemorates those who served in conflicts in which Australia has been involved.  The hospital was originally erected in memory of those from the district who lost their lives in World War One and was also intended as a memorial to the fallen of future wars.  The hospital was opened by the Governor Sir Tom Bridges on the 14th April 1923. 

The concept of the development of the hospital in Murray Bridge was first publicly conceived at a general meeting held on 13th January 1919. It was decided to proceed with the development of a hospital that would be dedicated as a Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, in remembrance of the Soldiers who had fallen in World War One and in any future wars.

Planning and fundraising proceeded for a couple of years and land was donated by Mr William Jaensch in 1921. The 26 bed hospital was opened to receive patients on 20th August 1923. Further extensions have been added since that time: 1938 (11 beds), 1960 (7 beds), 1965 (17 beds). Additional land was purchased in 1964 and in 1969 a major rebuilding program was commenced and was officially opened in October 1971.

Additional rebuilding and extension programs were carried out in 1979 and 1982 which resulted in new theatres, diagnostic services and a general upgrading of many areas. In 2000 minor redevelopment was carried out on the Day Surgery, North Wing and Heddle Wing areas which allowed the maternity section to integrate with the general patient area. In 2004 to 2007 the hospital undertook a major redevelopment project of the Hospital and Community Health Service which was completed in November 2007.

The Board of Management of the Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital has arranged for the building to be opened on Saturday, April 14, when the ceremony will be performed by His Excellency Sir Tom Bridges, Governor of the State. A fete will be held in connection with the ceremony, and every one is expected to attend and do their duty to the boys who enlisted, by assisting in having the hospital opened free of debt.
Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA), 23 March 1923.

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