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Beaver Island Rural Health Center grand opening, 2004

Also BIRHC Grand Opening · New Health Center grand opening

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TypeEvent
Date2004-06-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-06-25
Kind
Meeting
Where
Beaver Island
Along road
King's Highway
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center held a public grand opening on June 25, 2004, for its new facility. A July Beaver Beacon report describes facility tours, a telemedicine demonstration, and public acknowledgements of the land, construction, equipment, grant, and fundraising support behind the project.

Evidence and limits

The held sources establish the announced and contemporaneously reported public opening. They do not establish a complete construction chronology, title or land-transfer terms, final project costs, building approvals, licenses, full staffing, clinical operations, or outcomes. The public report’s references to support and donations are not an audited financial ledger.

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Sources

  1. Reports an Island-wide June 25 grand-opening gathering, tours of the new facility, a telemedicine demonstration, and public acknowledgements of land, building, equipment, and fundraising support. It is a contemporary community report, not a deed, grant agreement, project accounting, occupancy approval, staffing record, or clinical-service record.
  2. Announces the June 25, 2004 grand opening and identifies the site as off Kings Highway. It does not supply an exact street address, legal description, facility license, or full construction chronology.

Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center grand opening, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-grand-opening-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2004, “BIRHC Grand Opening – A Fine Celebration.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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