 On 6 June 2007, it was announced that a new medical facility to be built in Adelaide will be named the "Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital", and shortly afterwards she ceased her tenure on 31 July 2007.On 18 February 2009, Premier Mike Rann agreed to remove her name from the planned hospital.She is also a Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and a Freeman of the City of London.