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John P. Wall in his "Chronicles of New Brunswick," published in 1931, lists the first hospital in Middlesex County as St. Peter's Hospital, located on the same site as today's Saint Peter's University Hospital. The present day started in 1907 and originally was opposite John Wells Memorial Hospital at Somerset and Hardenburg Streets.
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It existed from 1872 to 1874 when it closed due to financial difficulties.
The next hospital was New Brunswick Hospital which was founded in 1884. It became the John Wells Memorial Hospital and then in 1916, Middlesex General Hospital. In 1986, it was renamed the .
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