- Dates
- 1969-09-18 – 1969-09-19
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcareeducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Medical Center hosted a pediatric clinic for school children and preschoolers on September 18 and 19, 1969. Dr. Thompson from Lansing and Frances Hooper, R.N., from Charlevoix assisted.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon identifies the clinic’s audience and visiting medical staff. The October follow-up documents volunteer assistance, but the sources do not provide patient counts, diagnoses, or a clinical report.
Open questions
- How many children attended the clinic?
Sources
- Reports a clinic for school children and preschoolers at the Medical Center, assisted by Dr. Thompson from Lansing and Frances Hooper, R.N., from Charlevoix.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Prints the State Department of Public Health nursing consultant’s thanks to island mothers who assisted Dr. Haddy and Dr. Thomson at the clinic; it does not provide attendance or clinical records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the clinic follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Pediatric clinic serves Beaver Island school and preschool children, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pediatric-clinic-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Pediatric Clinic.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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