However, the hospital also faces many challenges and criticisms, such as aging infrastructure, frequent flooding, infection outbreaks, and overcrowding.

The provincial government has announced plans to demolish and replace the hospital by 2026 as part of a major redevelopment project for the health care system.

Historically, "the VG", as it is called, was aligned with the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine as the province's only teaching hospital.

The cornerstone reads: This stone was laid by The Honourable A. Stirling MacMillan Premier of Nova Scotia September 5, 1945, Brookfield Construction Co Ltd. Andrew R Cobb Architect and C. St. J. Wilson Associate.

Strophulus, also known as papular urticaria, is a rash in infants marked by red or sometimes whitish papules surrounded by reddish halos and popularly associated with teething distress.

Mr. Hubley’s condition did not improve much, and he was discharged on April 29, 1887, with instructions to apply a poultice of bread and milk to his ankle.

The Victoria General Hospital has a long history of providing ambulance services to the city of Halifax and the surrounding areas.

[3] In 1949, the hospital acquired a 31-foot five-door ambulance that had push-button operation, air conditioning, electric fans, and leather seating.

The first emergency medical assistants’ training program was initiated in 1958 under the leadership of Dr. Cain, the chief of surgery at the hospital.