Milton District Hospital (or MDH) is a community hospital built on of land, located in Milton, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Halton Healthcare Services, an organization which also operates Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and Georgetown Hospital. Overview and History Prior to 1959, Milton had two pioneer "hospitals". The first being the Rasberry Nursing Home, operated by Robert and Margaret Rasberry, which opened in the early 1930s at 72 Martin Street. From 1933 to 1943 roughly 500 babies were born in that facility. This early facility was supported by Dr. C. Keith Stephenson who arrived in Milton in 1929. The second pioneer hospital opened in 1943 when Dr. Stephenson converted his Martin Street house into a private Milton Hospital. The facility operated with 12 beds overall, and four or five bassinets for labour and delivery. This hospital functioned until December 14, 1959 when the new Milton District Hospital opened on Derry Road on November 21, 1959. Dr. Stevenson was the first chief of surgical staff at the new Derry Rd. hospital. In February 1954, Milton's Chamber of Commerce seriously considered for the first time a push for a new hospital. Initial planning for MDH solidified when in 1956 a ten-acre site was purchased for $1,000 an acre. By 1959 the construction of MDH was complete at a cost of $830,000 on what then called 10 Sideroad, and the doors officially opened to patients. Close to 4,000 people toured the new hospital when it opened. In its first seven years of operation from 1959 to 1966, MDH served 11,000 patients, 2,000 babies and 24,000 emergencies. In 1972, MDH purchased 20 acres at a cost of $4,000 per acre to the east on Derry Rd. and to the south on Bronte St. in order to plan for future expansion. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, MDH has been very successful in attracting both family physicians and a full complement of specialists to Milton. The population of Milton was expected to increase to more than 100,000 by 2014. HHS submitted a business case to the Ministry of Health and Long Term for the expansion of MDH and received approval from the government to begin planning its latest expansion. In 2006, the hospital received a $500,000 CAD donation from James W. Snow for the hospital Foundation's CT Scanner Campaign. Services Milton District Hospital offers a wide range of primary care services.