Hospital Island (St. Andrews)
Hospital Island and Hardwood Island, in an 1889 chart | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 45°07′15″N 67°00′41″W / 45.12083°N 67.01139°W |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte County |
Hospital Island (previously Little Hardwood Island) is a small three-acre (12,000 m2) island in the Passamaquoddy Bay located northeast of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. In 1842 it was established as a quarantine port for newcomers to the region, predominantly Irish emigres fleeing the potato famine, with an estimated 400 patients having died on the island. The buildings and burial ground spread over 20% of the island's surface.