Kentucky Fried... Hospital?

It’s about time I upheld my promise of continuing the blog.

The idea for this post came about because of the family drama that has been keeping me ‘occupied’ since I came back. Both my Grandparents in Mississauga have been in and out of hospital recently, four hospital stays between them so far, so I’ve been to Trillium Mississauga a number of times the past two months. The building is a built as series of large square-ish wings have been added on through the decades, which you can see for yourself:

There are two entrances on the face of the building that faces the main road. One is for the emergency department and the other is this:

Did you catch the name? Look a bit closer:

Colonel Sanders? As in Kentucky Fried Chicken’s man in the white suit? Yep. After selling off his stake in the KFC franchises in the States, Sanders moved to Mississauga in the mid 1960’s to keep an eye on his Canadian franchises. He liked it enough that he continued to live here for part of the year until his death in 1980 (although he actually died in Louisville and is buried in Kentucky).

Sanders used his wealth to start up charitable organizations, which made a substantial donation that allowed the hospital to build the Family Care Centre. It opened in the fall of 2000 to look after the healthcare needs of children, teenagers, and expectant parents. 

So, the sales of generally unhealthy fried food to the masses helped build part of a hospital. I can't really decide if that's ironic or really socially responsible. Perhaps a bit of both.