MemorySask

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

View looking north of University Hospital across the pond from College Drive. Reflection of hospital and trees visible in water. People walking on pathway; people seated on grass.

University of Saskatchewan - Ink Drawing

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Two print copies of an ink drawing. Entrances on campus - School of Medicine, University Hospital and Memorial Gates.

University Hospital - Medical Equipment

A-6916
Item
11 May 1961

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

View of heart and lung machine.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955.The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

University Hospital - Crest

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Facsimile of crest over the main entrance of University Hospital.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Hospital coat of arms incorporates a couchant lion above and the three wheat sheaves below modified by the inclusion of the coat of arms of Sir William Harvey, the discover of the circulation of the blood. In the centre is a caduceus with two serpents, the symbol of Mercury, the god of commerce and peace which, though often used, as in the crest of the Canadian and American Army Medical Corps, is not the proper symbol of medicine. The staff in the caduceus is replaced by an arm holding a lighted candle symbolizing the search for knowledge and its dissemination.

Memorial Gates

A-3715
Item
[ca. 1955]

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Looking north at Memorial Gates; University Hospital visible in background.

University Hospital - Crest

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Crest over the main entrance to original part of the University Hospital.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Hospital coat of arms incorporates a couchant lion above and the three wheat sheaves below modified by the inclusion of the coat of arms of Sir William Harvey, the discover of the circulation of the blood. In the centre is a caduceus with two serpents, the symbol of Mercury, the god of commerce and peace which, though often used, as in the crest of the Canadian and American Army Medical Corps, is not the proper symbol of medicine. The staff in the caduceus is replaced by an arm holding a lighted candle symbolizing the search for knowledge and its dissemination.

University Hospital - Interior

A-853
Item
March 1955

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Depicts two women in white uniforms working in what appears to be the laundry room. Their badges read "Central Supply" and the machines are label "Steritrol".

University Hospital - Construction

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Looking northwest toward main entrance of new University Hospital.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948-1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7 million, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by T.J. Bentley, Saskatchewan Minister of Health, on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital on 23 May 1990.