Name: Beaver Island Medical Center breaks ground for a north addition, 1977
Start: 1977-11-05
End: 1977-11-05
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1977-11-05
Kind: Construction
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Medical Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareconstructiongovernancecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October–November 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that the Beaver Island Medical Center broke ground November 5 for a north addition intended to include new X-ray, laboratory, dental, and emergency-room facilities.

Evidence and limits

This is a groundbreaking and project report, not evidence of final cost, completion, licensure, or equipment installation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October–November 1977, “Medical Center Report.”
Reports a November 5 groundbreaking for a north addition to the Medical Center, with plans for a new X-ray, clinical laboratory, dental clinic, emergency room, and roughly 700 square feet of added area. It describes state inspection, funding difficulties, the Medical Center’s history, and a fundraising appeal, but does not establish final cost, completion, licensure, or equipment installation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page combined issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the groundbreaking, plan, and appeal.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center breaks ground for a north addition, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-addition-groundbreaking-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1977, “Medical Center Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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