The Charles Camsell Hospital
The Charles Camsell Hospital is located in Edmonton, Alberta, and the building that stands originally opened in 1946. Since 1996, the building has been abandoned since the hospital shut its doors. The original part of the building that no longer exists was a tuberculosis sanatorium that reached its peak in the 1950s. Some of the patients in this sanitorium were put there by force, and other patients that had certain defects were sterilized without the patients approval. The hospital has bore witness to many deaths and tragic events, including in 1982, when a man working on the roof fell to his death.
The hospital is believed to be haunted, and people who just even walk past it feel as though there are hundreds of eyes looking at them through the boarded up windows. Satanic symbols and graffiti are a plethora on the fences, not helping the sites reputation as a dark and scary place. The fourth floor of the hospital was home to the psychiatric ward during its existence. On a recorder, the scream of a young woman has been captured there. A psychic believed this was the spirit of a teenage girl who had ripped her nails off from her fingers. The second floor was the surgical wing, and to this day there are still blood stains on the floor in one room. In the morgue, the elevator has been known to go up and down on its own accord. Footsteps are often heard, indicating that some of the patients still walk the halls, even in death.
(Source: Belanger, Jeff. Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. 2005.)
its random how we will have places like this… but everyone acts like they never exised.. like an epitomy of our lives.. its almost as if we imagined it…
i went there last night its not scary unless ur a pussy bring a sledge hammer cus it a bitch to get in but once ur in its not bad the only shitty thing is that there is some faggot on a bike that i want find and beat the fuck out of that calls the piggys when he hears noise so make sure ur at least with on fat kid so the dogs get him before they get u i went with six people and i was the only one who did not get caught i took out a hole window and cleared all the glass right in the frontt of the building and throw out a mini fridge to make it eaisy to get in worth cheaking out its pretty cool the only real danger is the piggys so dont forget ur fat friend
I was a patient there almost every year the new CCH was constructed. It was an excellent hospital in its heydays. Now it’s abandoned and being vandalized by kids and they’re getting hysterical about it being haunted and all that. So sad to read it all ’cause it’s all Bullshit Man!
Allen Bouvier
Former Patient
Fort Simpson, NWT
@Allen Bouvier
yeah i was born there, kind of sad to know some peoples’ take on the place
evangelina
FORT LIARD N.W.T.
@evangelina
if you were born there, have you experienced anything strange through life?
My daughter was born in the Charles Camsell in 1991 and I had surgery done there, the only reason it shut its doors was due to health cuts by the Alberta Government
I was born there, I dont know about strange things happening in my life, but my mother did pass away when I was ten
Like any abandon building with bored or curious kids, theres going to be vandalization. I was born in the old CCH, had my 3 children in one that now stands. There is lots of history with First Nation people, the CCH and Edmonton. At one time, 1st nation people were not allowed to go to any hospital if they were sick, we had to go to our “own” hospital. Which is why this building was created. The reason it was closed was due to cut backs with the Healthcare system.
I live a few blocks away from the hospital, along 124St, I go past the hospital on a regular basis to get to Westmount center.
The place does really creep me out. As kids in the neighborhood our parents warned us to never go near the building, for good reason.
I warn all enthusiasts who want to go ghost hunting. This is not the place to go and have your jolly. The building is covered in Asbestos and many parts of the building including the floors and ceilings have fallen in, leaving holes and great gaps. A few years back a fire broke out in the roof, 3 firefighters were injured trying to get to the roof, falling through a unseen hole in a stair well. Many contracting groups have gone in and quit only after a few months stating the building is a “death trap” and should be brought down.
You have been warned, this is not a joke or game the place is too dangerous to go prancing around in even in the day light let alone the night. The only ghosts will be you because I can almost grantee no one will hear you scream if you get stuck or fall assuming you survive.
Sabs
I was born there in 89. I asked my mom to show me where I was born when i was about 16, and as soon as I got out of the car to look around and walk around, I had a very almost tragic feeling, and that something was watching my every move, I also felt like I was welcome there, it was very werid.
@jeremy dyck
i was in there last night theres no guy on a bike security drives around like every hour and if you wear all black your a ghost in that place
I went there on friday and I heard a girl scream on the 4th floor and I was scared shitless I went to chech and there was blood splattered every were and in the basement I saw the walls were all peeled and screeched. And a lot of bands oxen that was pretty sad especially if you were born there
Is there reply a gas that gives you cancer in there
Poo
@Allen Bouvier
Hello Allen, I am a published writer who is doing research on the old Charles Camsell Hospital: the history of the handicrafts program there, the experiences of native patients who were being treated there, far from their homes, etc. Would you happen to know anything about these things? Thanks, Elizabeth.
I was born here. I would say yes to the weird things happen to me.
if you think about it… wouldnt every hospital be haunted? food for thought!
@elizabeth herbert
Hi Elizabeth, I believe this is where my grandmother was sent when she developed TB in the 1940′s. She was forcefully separated from her three young daughters in Ft. Chipewyan who were sent to Ontario to live with relatives. She died there three years later, alone. If there are tortured souls haunting those premises, I’m sure one of them is hers.
i was born in the charles camsell in 1985 so was my sister in 88 and my brother in 90 and my aunty worked there for 16 years till it was closed and then she was transferd to the royal alex
I’ve read a lot about the history of this building, and I don’t doubt the activity that happens due to the past and history.I have been there a few times, although I have never been inside. From the times I’ve been there I’ve never experienced anything out of the ordinary until recently, I believe about a month ago. I brought my friend,and cousin from lethbridge, who is somewhat of a skeptic and bad mouthing the facility and truly not a believer of the supernatural and occult. Until we experienced what happened that night….so we took a leisurely walk around the building, still at this point not experincing anything. So we hopped in the car and drove real slow past the building with our windows down, hoping to catch something out of the ordinary. Then we heard it! A faint scream, sounded like a womens scream, and reverberating from what seemed to be one of the lower floors possibly 3-4… I can honestly vouche that me n my friend/cousin all heard this, at first we were all in shock almost hoping we didn’t hear what we did….but fortunately or unfortunately which ever way you look at it, we did hear it and scared the shit out of 3 grown men! So on behalf of my experiences I would agree that the camsell is indeed a paranormal hot spot! You can feel the energy once you arrive on the premisis! I advise anyone who plans to experience this to be patient and respectful of the deceased, and neighboring houses chances are you’ll experience something! It took me 3 years of coming and going and about a hour and half that night before hearing the scream from inside the camsell! Soo good luck and be safe to all those exploring the hospital! I also wouldn’t recommend going in the facility I’ve been stopped by police on several occasions and the asbestos and toxins are a nasty health risk! It can and will kill you slowly if your not wearing a mask of some sort! And trust me my mother is sick from lung cancer and that’s from asbestos in old houses!!! Soo hope this helps and encourages/discourrages people!
@Grant
Hello , Grant.
I am writing a short fiction story about the Charles Camsell Hospital.
If you could give me more details about your Grandmother going to the hospital when it was TB treatment facility that would be great.
I can include in the credits for the short story. Although I don’t know when it well be published.
Hello , everyone.
I am looking for details of the Charles Camsell Hosptial.
I know it is spooky from the outside ,but I am looking
for a real account of somebody who was actually a patient or working there.
I am using this information to write a fiction short story.
For anybody that gives me credible information, their name well be accredited in the acknowledgments.
@elizabeth herbert
My uncle went there as an adolescent ….
@Deadman
i was there last night, and yes its creepy but it is nothing as you describe. Its all in your head. To me it looked like any other demo’d building.
@Melody McEwen
@ Melody McEwen, I was born at CCH in ‘ 76, I would like to talk to you about it. Isho Bailey @ djisho@hotmail.com
@Allen Bouvier
It`s funny how you say vandalized by kids but really it could have been an adult. I bet you`ve never seen a kid vandalize the place but you decided to stereotype. Not to be rude, but next time you may wanna think about about what you`re going to say and see if it is going to offend anyone.
Hi anyone and everyone. If you have any information on this place and would like to discuss any paranormal activity or lackthereof I’m doing a short book on places like this in and around alberta. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Signed,
A college student looking to write something cool
My grandfather was sent to this hospital and died in 1949; and my father says that Indian Affairs wouldn’t send his body home; so now we are trying to locate his burial site so that we can take our father there to see where he is buried. Someone told us that they buried “Indians” who died there in a cemetary near the Enoch Reserve. We would like to locate his grave before my father passes. My father has suffered a stroke and heart attack and we would like to get some information for him but we are not getting anywhere. Anyone with any ideas on where I can get some help in this matter would be appreciated. Email me at tsinhia@yahoo.ca.
I went to that place a few times when it was open and it was spooky then and now when I pass by it on the bus its true that you feel like your being watched as if theres people looking outside from their windows,,, I’d go there for a good ” scare ” but I value my life and wouldnt want to live with cancers that the place cause so I feel bad for the kids who do go in there or close to it because they will develope cancer and think back to the warnings. So if anyone knows people who want to go there or read these warnings,, take it serious and warn the ones who want to visit that place, Want a spooky feeling,, visit graveyards at night that will be just as good but do not be an A-hole by vandalising it that would be very disrespectful.. Happy Ghost adventures people
i was born in this hospital on dec 15 1974…..i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to find my birth information….my moms name was rose kozenko…..i was born as baby girl kozenko…if anyone can and is willing to help PLZ contact me via e mail…ty so very much
I had my tonsils taken out in ’92 and I never really seen anything happen there. Although, the hospital did sort of give me the creeps. I’m kind of sad that the hospital got abandoned because it seemed like a nice hospital to me. I never even realized it until like 10-12 years later or something when I went by there and saw it empty. That was when the hospital really scared me.
My friends and I went to the hospital, a few went in and the things captured on camera and the pictures taken are frightening. Five guys went in and all you could was a deathening scream coming from a woman. Anyone wanting the pictures or any information can contact me if theyd like. @ jill_renee@live.ca I also have my friends willing to give explanations and what they saw as well.
I was born there in Dec.19/1969 & gave birth to 5 of my children before it closed… never had any bad experiences there & dorve by to show my two girls where they were born, we took some pictures & posted them on facebook & I’m get’n a lot of responses lol!!
Ohhhhh & by the way I’m from Enoch so if U have any questions about our burial sites.. we have or had 3 so U can contact the Admininstration @ 780-470-4505.. hope Ur able 2 find some closure tsinhia@yahoo.com