10/30/2025
Established by the Sisters of Charity, the school opened in 1912 alongside St. Joseph’s Hospital, with a mission to train compassionate and skilled nurses.
For decades, young women from across the Maritimes came to Saint John to study nursing in a program that combined classroom instruction with intensive, hands-on clinical experience in the hospital.
The school continued until the early 1970s, when nursing education in New Brunswick transitioned from hospital-based programs to college and university settings.
The legacy of the St. Joseph's School of Nursing lives on through its graduates, who contributed profoundly to healthcare in Saint John.