$616 in donations, used for furnishings. The Association hired one full-time doctor, Alan Simpson, M.D., of Jefferson Medical College. They also obtained donations of sheets, reading material, canned goods and other necessities. In November 1898, the Atlantic City Hospital officially opened its doors. Its first patient was 11-year-old Gussie Johan, who suffered a broken leg from a fall off of a carriage when a goat spooked his horse. The equipment was scant: a dozen chairs, a few tables, some hospital machines and a dilapidated horse-drawn ambulance. See also List of hospitals in New Jersey External links AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center – Mainland Campus Buildings and structures in Atlantic County, New Jersey Galloway Township, New Jersey Hospitals in New Jersey Stockton University Hospitals established in 1975 1975 establishments in New Jersey