- Date
- 1980-08
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Medical Center Auxiliary
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Medical Auxiliary reported ordering a Bovey electric cauterizing machine and a sigmoidoscope for the Medical Center, at an expected total cost of $550.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report, not an equipment inventory, invoice, or financial ledger.
Sources
- Reports that the Medical Auxiliary ordered an electric cauterizing machine called a Bovey and a sigmoidoscope, with an expected total cost of $550, and planned to recover the cost through summer luncheons. It is a newspaper report, not an equipment inventory, invoice, or financial ledger. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the equipment report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the Auxiliary’s approval of Medical Center supplies and the March of Dimes donation of a Castle operating lamp in memory of Vera Wojan, continuing the equipment activity reported in August. It is a newspaper report, not an equipment inventory, invoice, or donation receipt. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the equipment follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Medical Auxiliary orders diagnostic and cauterizing equipment for the Medical Center, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-auxiliary-equipment-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “New Equipment for the Medical Center.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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