Beaver Island-connected hospital notices are published, 1966

Event

Date: circa 1966-02
Kind: Medical
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1966 Beaver Beacon reports four hospital notices: Rita Gillespie at Charlevoix Hospital, Lloyd McDonough returning to Little Traverse Hospital, Ben O’Donnell moving from Petoskey to Saginaw Veterans Hospital, and Robert Gillespie returning to Munson Hospital in Traverse City.

Evidence and limits

These are brief community health notices, not medical records. They do not establish admission dates, diagnoses beyond the printed notices, or outcomes.

Open questions

Which hospital records, if any, can be consulted for dates and outcomes?
Are the named notices connected to existing source-qualified person records?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Hospital Notes.”
Reports Rita Gillespie as a recent Charlevoix Hospital patient, Lloyd McDonough returning to Little Traverse Hospital for a check-up, Ben O’Donnell moving from Petoskey to Saginaw Veterans Hospital, and Robert Gillespie returning to Munson Hospital in Traverse City for a check-up. It does not provide admission dates, diagnoses beyond the notice, or medical records.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected hospital notices are published, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospital-notes-february-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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