School of Nursing 

In August of 1886, the first student was enrolled in the Training School for Nurses, John H. Stratford Hospital. Each year until the 1920's up to four nurses were graduated every year. Around 1915 the Hospital and School became the Brantford General Hospital and BGH Training School for Nurses. The term "School of Nursing" evolved by 1950.

Nurse Norma Zimmerman, who graduated from the school in the thirties is wearing the school uniform consisting of a blue and white dress with an apron and bib.

Eventually the School of Nursing became part of the Mohawk College Nursing Program with nurses continuing to train at the Brantford General Site.

The Queen Elizabeth Pavilion

The structure was originally designed to house the school of nursing offices, classrooms and library. Originally built in 1940, the building was "state-of-the-art" for its time. When it was originally completed there were a whole host of technological improvements incorporated into the building.

Suction equipment to remove dust and sweepings (a vacuum cleaner) was installed and a new self-leveling device was first used in the elevator doing away with the, "jerky hand manipulation which is so trying to a sick person." For the first time, the doors also opened automatically.