Celebrating South Street Hospital

The legacy of London Health Sciences Centre's South Street Hospital is more than 136 years old, dating from 1875 when London General Hospital opened on Ottoway Avenue, now South Street. An integral part of the city's past, the hospital has expanded to meet the needs of the community while fulfilling its mission of patient care, teaching and research.

As part of the largest hospital restructuring project in London’s history, South Street Hospital will soon close its doors. Join us in celebrating the first site of LHSC’s proud tradition of compassionate, high quality healthcare.

During the Doors Open London 2011event, LHSC opened the doors of its hospital on South Street for public tours for the first and last time in its history. Organized in partnership with Museum London, archival photographs and artifacts were displayed within the buildings where the hospital's history took place.

Visitors came in record numbers for a Doors Open London site in the ten year history of the annual event. Nearly 6,000 people visited South Street Hospital throughout the weekend event on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 2011.

Please visit Scrapbooks for a selection of photos from the Victoria Hospital Archives, many of which were submitted by the community. In Share Your Memories, you can tell your own story and share with your class, colleagues and community.

If you would like to learn more about the history of South Street Hospital, visit Historical Information. Finally, the History Video also provides an overview of the hospital's long history.

Thank you for joining in the celebration of South Street Hospital and the remarkable past upon which LHSC is building its vision of exceptional experiences, extraordinary people and engaging partnerships.