 On 31 March 1907, the government set up a commission to upgrade the infirmary in Nickerie to a hospital.This became known as the "'s Lands Ziekenhuis Nickerie", which was located in Margarethenburg, not too far from Nieuw-Nickerie.Due to its remote location, small size and problems with flooding, it was decided in the 1950s to close it and open a new hospital on the Annastraat in Nieuw-Nickerie.