Through the efforts of Dr. A. H. Reid (mayor of Arnprior from 1938-1945 and dental surgeon) to convince Daniel McLachlin to sell his property to the Town, Daniel McLachlin did decide in the end to convey his house and a parcel of land (250 ft. by 300 ft.) for the ultimate purpose of establishing a hospital in Arnprior in 1943. This site eventually became known as the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital (ADMH). Dr. Reid, Dr. J.A. Box and Mr. H.A. Short were a driving force behind the formation of ADMH; a wing was named after Dr. Box--J.H. Box Wing. In 1944, the first meeting of the Directors of the ADMH was held in Grace St. Andrews United Church Parish Hall. The hospital is located at 350 John Street North.
Acquisition Source
Donated by Mrs. Muriel Saunders, the first woman Hospital Board member in 1960 and an honorary life director since 1987, in April 1997.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the following: Five black and white photographs:
1. Isobel McNab, Dr. D. Best, Edna Wolff, Mary Devine, Gwen Campbell, Dr. R. H. McCreary, Dr. J. H. Box, Dr. W. B. McNaughton, and Dr. H. R. Giberson
2. Dietitian Ann Wasiuk and Muriel Saunders
3. Isobel McNab and Dr. W. B. McNaughton
4. Gwen Campbell, Isobel McNab, Mary Devine, and Edna Wolff
5. Eileen Graham, Allan Boyce, Dr. D. Best, Muriel Ring, Gwen Campbell, Dr. R. H. McCreary, and a nurse from the Victorian Order of Nurses.