London, Ontario, aerial photo taken May 1983. St. Joseph’s Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph and opened on October 15, 1888, with 10 beds and space to accommodate 24 patients. A major building expansion was completed on May 12, 1903. Over the next half century, St. Joseph’s continued its work as a community-oriented healthcare and teaching institution, offering services for family health, chronic long-term care, and rehabilitative and palliative care. In 1985, St. Joseph’s Hospital was amalgamated with St. Mary’s Hospital and Marian Villa to form St. Joseph’s Health Centre. In 1993, the Sisters transferred governance of St. Joseph’s Health Centre to the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society.