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The Victoria Medical Society
Eric Martin Pavilion
190-2334 Trent Street
Victoria BC V8R 4Z3
tel: (250) 598-6021
fax: (250) 370-8274
email: administrator
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The Development of the O/R
A hospital patient today expects the very latest in medical technology for diagnosis and treatment. In earlier centuries, however, those who could afford it were treated at home even if surgery was needed, and hospitals were regarded as a refuge for the poor in time of sickness.
British surgeon Lord Joseph Lister (1827-1912) developed the principles of "Antiseptic Surgery" in 1865, based on Pasteur's germ theory of disease. Surgery moved from a ward side-room or the kitchen table to a dedicated, sterile operating room. This landmark of early medical technology changed the role of the hospital for rich and poor alike.
The History of the Pemberton Memorial O/R 1896 - The Pemberton Memorial Operating Room is built for the sum of $3,614.00 with funds donated by the estate of J. D. Pemberton, the first Surveyor General for the colony of Vancouver Island.
1897 - Electricity comes to the hospital and the operating room.
Lord Lister (founder of antiseptic surgery) and Sir Charles Tupper (founder of the Canadian Medical Association) visit the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room.
1900 - A total of 280 operations are performed, half of which are for appendicitis or pelvic conditions.
1910 - The first year that Interns are required to wear white uniforms.
1925 - Construction of a new hospital wing and new operating rooms. The Pemberton Memorial O/R goes on to other uses over the years, but with no major structural changes being made.
1995 - Heritage designation is granted to the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room.
2006 - National Historic Designation Granted by the Honourable Rona Ambrose Minister for Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Currently - The Victoria Medical Society is working towards restoring the Operating Room as a medical history museum and home for the Society library and offices. The Victoria Medical Heritage Society has been formed to oversee the Fundraising and Restoration of the Pemberton OR. The restoration of the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room as a public medical museum has been encouraged and supported by medical historians and heritage organizations.
 Included among them are:
The Victoria Civic Heritage Trust.
The University of Victoria professor Martin Segger, author of "Exploring Victoria's Architecture."
The Heritage Canada Foundation.
The Canadian Coalition of Health-Care Museums and Archives.
Donations
Donations to the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room Restoration are eligible deductions for income tax purposes. Cheques should be made payable to the the Victoria Medical Heritage Society and should be clearly marked: "The Pemberton O/R Restoration Fund."
If you would like to make a donation to the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room Restoration please Click Here.
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