Miss MacRobbie a key caregiver in WLMH lore

For 27 years, one of the best known Grimsby personalities was Miss Douglas MacRobbie. She came to Grimsby as a newly minted Registered Nurse who was employed by the Hamilton Academy of Medicine in setting up the blood donor service.

She was so impressed by the atmosphere at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, then in the clubhouse on the escarpment, that she applied for the position of supervisor of nursing, and was hired.

Miss MacRobbie,

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as she was always called in Grimsby, left school at 15 and held several jobs of responsibility before being able to follow her true calling, nursing.

To Miss MacRobbie, this was an important issue, for when she was nine years old, her father who was a respected Hamilton physician was murdered.

The case was never solved. Miss MacRobbie chose to use her father’s first name in his honour.

When the first WLMH burned, Miss MacRobbie was the last person to leave before the roof fell in.

She was carrying out the hospital’s supply of narcotics.

She was in charge of arranging temporary housing for her patients, then longer term temporary accommodation at Nixon Hall, 262 Main Street West.

Fundraising began anew, with new enthusiasm and purpose.

Only 14 months later, the new WLMH was opened on Main Street East, and patients were moved to the new building.

During this interim period, more than 1000 patients had been cared for at Nixon Hall, and 288 babies were born there.

The new hospital had 34 beds and 15 nurses.

The dedication of nurses like Douglas MacRobbie has always been a treasured part of our healthcare system.

In 2023, we appreciate our medical professionals more than ever.

Thanks to all of you.

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3,000 miles

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5,000 miles

Many vehicle manu-