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.
![The smell of porridge.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1642462450468-FPGHJA9HJ5UTNCF1XVE8/MM+2017-11-19+photo+-+Copy.jpeg)
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.