Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home

DMNH sign.

The Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home (DMNH) was a 25-bed nursing home in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Canada. It was built in 1948 as the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, and was repurposed into a nursing home after a new wing, which would become the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, was built in 1983. It was replaced by Harbourview Lodge in 2010, and was demolished.

History

DMNH was named after a local well-known doctor, Dr. Duncan MacMillan. The building that was used as DMNH from 1983–2010 was originally built in 1948, and used as Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital. It was converted into a Nursing Home in 1983 after a new wing was built and made into the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital.[1]

The old door to the Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, was used as a window for Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home.

In December 2005, negotiations between DMNH and the union representing DMNH staff broke down, leading to the threat of a strike over the Christmas holiday.[2] A negotiated agreement was reached in early January 2006.[3]

The Nova Scotia Department of Health announced plans in 2007 to build a replacement nursing home for Sheet Harbour in 2010.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sheetharbour.ca/local/localstories/4-stories/44-nursinghome
  2. ↑ NDP News Release (20 December 2005). "Dexter Calls For All Parties to Work to Avert Christmas Strike at Nursing Home". HalifaxLive.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Nursing-home staff accept offer". CBC News. January 5, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Sheet Harbour Nursing Home to be Replaced". Nova Scotia Department of Health press release. February 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  5. ↑ Sheet Harbour to receive new nursing home

Coordinates: 44°55′13″N 62°31′57″W / 44.92032°N 62.53251°W / 44.92032; -62.53251

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