A fact from Royal Columbian Hospital appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 May 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Looking for additional cites of oldest hospital in BC. Here is one. Title The Canada lancet and practitioner. ...Volumes 26-27 of The Canada Lancet and Practitioner. Published 1906. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized 6 Feb 2008:The Royal Columbian Hospital founded in 1859, now located in our suburb (Sapperton) was the first hospital established upon the mainland of British Columbia, there having been a marine hospital at Victoria prior to 1859.snippetCanuckle (talk) 23:07, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Today I removed this link from the external links of this article, as it was unlabelled, and while it relates to RCH its purpose is unclear relative to the article. PKT(alk) 12:54, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The article rightfully acknowledges the role of the Royal Engineers. But that acknowledgement obscures the fact that the key individual was Dr John Vernon Seddall, who took a leading role in planning the hospital and was well-loved in the community, as recognized in the tribute to Dr. Seddall written on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the hospital. (Reference: https://rch150.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/our-dear-little-doctor-j-v-seddall/ ) Markcymru (talk) 01:12, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
