The following memories and stories about the Maitland Hospital emerged from background research, and from being shared by artists, staff, volunteers, patients and community members.
Behind the scenes.
1940s and 1950s snapshot photographs of Maitland Hospital maintenance, kitchen and laundry staff.
Pathology 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of the hospital’s pathology unit taken in mid-2021.
Health Services Unit 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s evocative photographs of the Health Service’s Unit building (the former R L Williams’ Nurses Residence) taken in late 2021 as services were packing up in preparation for the move to the new Maitland Hospital at Metford.
Occupational therapy 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of the Maitland Hospital’s occupational therapists, their equipment and facilities.
Maternity, birthing and special care 2021.
Catharine Neilson photographs of the Maternity, Birthing and Special Care Units taken during 2021.
Medical imaging 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of the Medical Imaging Unit taken in January 2021.
Executive suite 2020-2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of staff in the Executive Suite and their offices at different times during 2020 and 2021.
Dental clinic 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of the hospital’s Dental Clinic taken on 24 May 2021.
Volunteers 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of Maitland Hospital Volunteers during 2020 and 2021.
Catering 2021.
Catharine Neilson’s photographs of the hospital kitchen and the cafeteria in 2021.
Safe milk for your child.
Mid-twentieth century public health posters in the Maitland Hospital Collection.
Vivid memories.
Roger Crouch shares some of his vivid memories of working as a Registered Medical Officer at Maitland Hospital in 1967.
Horse-drawn ambulances.
Denise Porter’s research on the ambulance service provided to Maitland Hospital by her ancestor, Thomas Judge, from 1890 to 1922.
The smell of porridge.
Paediatrician Keith Howard shares his memories of working in the children’s ward at Maitland Hospital from the late 1970s to 2014.
Cutting edge of medical science
From an ‘antiquated service’ in 1934 to ‘cutting edge’ by 1992 and beyond: The Maitland Hospital’s Pathology Unit.
Each with its gilt-edged label.
Pharmaceutical materials and equipment from the Maitland Hospital Collection that hint at the complex and skilled work of Maitland Hospital pharmacists over time.