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Museum of Health Care

25 Reviews

#33 of 70 things to do in Kingston

Museums, Speciality Museums

Closed Now: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

32 George Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7, Canada

Open today: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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“Nursing in the Past”

This is a one floor museum sitting next door to Kingston General Hospital that filled in an hour of... read more

Reviewed August 3, 2017

sigehaizi

Sooke, Canada

“Small place, but very historical!”

This place is small, but it has very historical things. There are antique devices such as a old... read more

Reviewed December 14, 2016

Cesar R

State of Sao Paulo

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The story of Canadian health and medicine tells how people have preserved health and managed disease, pain, and suffering. The Museum of Health Care at Kingston strives to connect visitors with the experience of people in past times and provide...more

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32 George Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7, Canada

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dondedieu

Montreal

206167

Reviewed August 23, 2018

Worth a visit

Lots of interesting items - quite educational. If you have to wait for someone at KGH, walk over - great place to spend the time!

Date of experience: August 2018

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lisama2015

Kingston, Canada

289

Reviewed June 24, 2018

Visit this wonderful museum's collection from anywhere in the world!

I visited the Health Care Museum some years back and certainly want to go again! At the time, I was greatly impressed by the many wonderful artifacts presented and the history of their use. The exhibitions at this museum are well thought out and provide...More

Date of experience: June 2018

Thank lisama2015

We're so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your experience with our museum both in person and online! Helen Keller's story is fascinating and just one of the many amazing stories of healthcare history that our artefacts and exhibits illuminate. As you noted, our online...More

Robby G C

Toronto, Canada

31941100

Reviewed August 30, 2017

All the ins and outs of illnesses

This was quite an interesting museum, dedicated about medicine and illnesses. What I liked the most is that they explained many diseases such as smallpox, strangling angel of children, the crippler, whooping couch, Spanish flue, cancer and many more and they explained in detail what...More

Date of experience: July 2017

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sigehaizi

Sooke, Canada

21996

Reviewed August 3, 2017

Nursing in the Past

This is a one floor museum sitting next door to Kingston General Hospital that filled in an hour of my time - also a great way to get out of the sun. There is a lot of informative reading to do, take your glasses for...More

Date of experience: July 2017

Thank sigehaizi

We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed your visit to our Museum, and we hope to see you again! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.

Friendly_Traveller_8

Ottawa, Canada

3921

Reviewed July 6, 2017

Wonderful stop for any Kingston visit!~

My children and I have gone to events at the Museum of Health Care and always have a great time. The building itself contains so much history and all the exhibits inside have incredible stories. The staff are fantastic and always ready to answer any...More

Date of experience: February 2017

Thank Friendly_Traveller_8

We're pleased to hear that you have enjoyed our Museum exhibits and our Teddy Bear Hospital program, and thank you for sharing your photos! We look forward to our Teddy Bear Hospital every year and are thrilled that families like yours do too. Thank you...More

Cesar R

State of Sao Paulo

8925

Reviewed December 14, 2016

Small place, but very historical!

This place is small, but it has very historical things. There are antique devices such as a old X-ray machine, a anesthesia system and so on. You should visit the museum, but don't think is a huge place.

Date of experience: December 2016

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131pierred131

Gatineau, Canada

15561

Reviewed November 13, 2016

Historic

This is a free. There was a very friendly lady taking care of the place. It’s important that you talk to her to get more from the museum. The museum consists of about six (6) rooms which you can visit where you will see some...More

Date of experience: November 2016

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Linda B

366

Reviewed September 16, 2016

Interesting museum

Enjoyed our visit to this museum. Admission is by donation. Learned some interesting medical history on our visit.

Date of experience: September 2016

Thank Linda B

831darylg

Toronto, Canada

325