Peel Memorial Hospital, part two

Now that Brampton's shoe industry-family, the Hewetsons, had built a residence for twelve nurses, Peel Memorial needed to deal with its overcrowding. In 1932, the hospital was extended, and an elevator and second set of stair installed. The facilities were expanded again in 1938, with a multi-storey addition, doubling the original bed capacity. As the town and surrounding villages continued to grow, another wing was opened in December 1949. The extension, which again doubled the hospital size, cost $310,000 with its “furnishings”. Further extensions added 153 beds in 1960, and 100 more in 1963, for a cost of $3.7 million.