Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital
Location
7714 Route 134
Sainte-Anne-de-Kent NB E4S 1H5
Contact
Located at 7714, Route 134, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital provides high-quality care and services in both official languages to people in and around Kent County.
The cafeteria is located on the ground floor of the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital.
Hours of operation
Daily:
- from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- from 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The lunch menu is posted at the cafeteria entrance. There are also vending machines in the cafeteria and at the hospital main entrance.
The Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital has a team of volunteers that works closely with the staff to improve the quality of patient services. Every year, an amazing number of hours are invested in volunteering, not counting those of the many volunteers who sit on various committees. Volunteer activities have positive effects on patients’ lives.
Volunteers give all possible sorts of help. They provide services and organize activities that make it possible to buy equipment and meet other special needs. Volunteers organize activities like playing cards or watching movies in the lounge. They also make friendly visits and spiritual care visits.
Anyone interested in volunteering at the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital can contact the Volunteer Department via email at benevoles@vitalitenb.ca or by phone at 506-743-2037.
The Aboriginal Liaison Department is there to ensure high-quality, compassionate services to First Nations patients who are admitted to the hospital.
The department helps caregivers by providing interpretation services in Mi’kmaq and awareness and teaching on Aboriginal culture, traditions and rituals. The department also helps with discharge planning to ensure effective care and continuing support in the community after a patient leaves hospital.
Contact us
Gloria Sock, Liaison Coordinator
Pager: 506-557-0680
In 1947, a young Bouctouche doctor, Robert Marcoux, founded the Stella-Maris de Bouctouche Hospital , with 14 beds and seven pediatric beds. The facility closed in 1949 but reopened in 1952.
In 1955, the Sisters of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur took over management of the hospital and continued to do so until it closed for good in 1962. Four years later, in 1966, the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital opened in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, half way between Bouctouche and Richibucto, the perfect location to provide medical care to residents of Kent County. The Sisters of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur owned and ran the 45-bed health care facility.
In 1992, the hospital had 20 beds. Emphasis was placed on outpatient consultations. The Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital was defined as a Catholic hospital and was included as part of the Beauséjour Hospital Corporation.
The next year saw the launch of a large-scale modernization project. The Kent County Extra-Mural Program moved into the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital.
In 2005, nearly 40 years after the Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital opened its doors, a new emergency department was officially opened.
The Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital serves a population of about 40,000 people in over 22 communities. This 20-bed hospital includes on its team around 20 physicians (emergency medicine physicians and specialists), 110 employees, and 20 or so volunteers. The hospital has a large community presence because it participates in various collaborative projects with stakeholders in the social and health arenas.
The hospital also serves the Native communities of Elsipogtog, Indian Island, and Buctouche.
The hospital is sponsored by Catholic Health International and a member of the Catholic Health Association of New Brunswick.
