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Beaver Island Medical Center pursues rural-health-center designation, 1991

Also 1991 Beaver Island medically underserved designation effort

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TypeEvent
Date1991-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1991-06
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcaregovernancepublic-servicecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In June 1991 the Beaver Island Medical Center was pursuing rural-health-center designation as a medically underserved area, with possible access to federal funding.

Evidence limits

This is a status report on an application or designation effort, not a federal designation record, grant award, or later operating report.

Sources

  1. Reports that the Beaver Island Medical Center was being designated as a rural health center and therefore a medically underserved area, which would allow an application for federal funding. It does not report the designation outcome or funding award. 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 · 1991-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the rural-health designation report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports state approval of the Medical Center application as a medically underserved population, pending federal approval and possible 330 clinic funding; continued state funding remained subject to budget and health-department action. 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 · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the designation-status update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center pursues rural-health-center designation, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-rural-health-designation-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1991, “ST. JAMES TOWNSHIP MEETING.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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