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The McClelan Memorial Hospital in Riverside.
19 September 1925
Riverside, Albert County, New Brunswick

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The hospital was partially funded by the McClelan estate, and was first managed by the ladies auxiliary. Annual funding was provided by the McClelan estate along with funding from both the Provincial and County Governments. However, the funding provided proved to be insufficient. The floor furnace heating system used to heat the building, and the buildings water supply were both inadequate. There was not enough furniture or operating room equipment, and the kitchen was not properly equipped. By 1926 the hospital had no x-ray machine, no staff dining room or dormitory for the night nursing staff. The hospital was eventually replaced in 1963 by a new Hospital, built in Albert.