Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home explained

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]

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] [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheet Harbour to receive new Nursing Home . Sheet Harbour Chamber of Commerce . April 28, 2011 . June 16, 2017 . Christie, Janice. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205149/http://www.sheetharbour.ca/local/localstories/4-stories/44-nursinghome. July 6, 2011 . dead.
  2. News: Dexter Calls For All Parties to Work to Avert Christmas Strike at Nursing Home. NDP News Release. 20 December 2005. HalifaxLive.com. 2008-09-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080925180415/http://www.halifaxlive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304&Itemid=2. 25 September 2008.
  3. News: Nursing-home staff accept offer. January 5, 2006. CBC News. 2008-09-21.
  4. News: Sheet Harbour Nursing Home to be Replaced. February 1, 2007. Nova Scotia Department of Health press release. 2008-09-21.