Name: Beaver Island Rural Health Center schedules visiting specialists in 2015
Start: 2015-05-15
End: 2015-10-24
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2015-05-15 – 2015-10-24
Kind: Healthcare
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarepublic-service
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center announced visiting specialty services for spring through fall 2015: dermatology on May 15, optometry on May 29, orthopedic surgeon John Martin office hours on June 17 and July 1, and chiropractic visits with Meghan Costello on September 19 and October 24. A contemporaneous community account described this as part of a recurring mainland-specialist model, also naming regular chiropractic visits and a possible podiatry clinic. The center later announced that certified family nurse practitioner Carolyn Space would join Sue Solle after an interim period supported by physician assistant Chris VanLooy. A July 2015 health-center post then thanked the community after VanLooy’s retirement gathering and described it as the end of her third provider tour.

Evidence limits

The health-center notices establish planned availability and the provider transition. The community account adds useful context but is not an independent clinical or administrative record; none of the held forum posts proves that every clinic occurred or how many patients were seen.

Sources

Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “Cookies and cupcakes and Chris - oh my!,” Beaver Island Forum, May 19–25, 2015.
The health center invited the public to a May 26 refreshments gathering thanking Chris VanLooy for interim service while it sought a new provider, then issued a reminder. This supports the transition chronology but does not establish attendance or exact service dates.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008746
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “New Provider At Beaver Island Rural Health Center,” May 6, 2015.
The health center announced that Carolyn Space, a certified family nurse practitioner, would join Sue Solle after moving from Ohio, and thanked physician assistant Chris VanLooy for interim service. The first-party notice establishes the planned provider transition, not a start date, credentialing record, or duration of service.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008684
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “BI Rural Health Center Services,” Beaver Island Forum, April 3, 2015.
The health center announcement scheduled a dermatologist for May 15 and an optometrist for May 29, and solicited sufficient interest for a podiatrist to travel to the island. It documents announced availability, not confirmed appointments, attendance, or completed service delivery.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008560
Deb on Donegal, “Visiting Specialists at Beaver Island Rural Health Center,” Beaver Island Forum, April 17, 2015.
A community account described recurring visits by dermatologist Murray Cotter, optometrist Jon VanWagnen, chiropractor Meghan Costello, and a possible podiatry visit; it stated that the May 15 dermatology and May 29 optometry schedules were full. This enriches the service-model context but does not prove completed visits or patient totals.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008611
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “Dr John Martin office hours,” Beaver Island Forum, June 11, 2015.
The health center announced orthopedic surgeon John Martin office hours on June 17 and July 1. This first-party notice establishes planned specialty availability, not completed appointments or patient volume.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008870
Beaver Island Forum, “Dermatologist,” May 29, 2015.
A community reply identifies dermatologist Murray Cotter as a recurring visiting provider. It corroborates the recurring-specialist context but is not a clinic or administrative record.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008857
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “A Thank you from Chris VanLooy,” Beaver Island Forum, July 2–4, 2015.
Chris VanLooy thanked the community after a recent retirement party at the health center and described it as the end of her third tour of duty as a provider. This first-person institutional post supports the provider-transition chronology but does not establish a complete employment history or exact final work date.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009000
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “Dr. Meghan Costello, Chiropractor, at BIRHC,” Beaver Island Forum, September 14, 2015.
The health center announced that Meghan Costello would see patients on September 19. This first-party notice documents planned chiropractic availability, not completed appointments or treatment outcomes.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009415
Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “Dr. Meghan Costello, Chiropractor, at BIRHC,” Beaver Island Forum, October 19, 2015.
The health center announced a chiropractic visit on October 24. This first-party notice extends the record of recurring visiting care, but does not establish attendance or treatment outcomes.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009526

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center schedules visiting specialists in 2015”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-visiting-specialists-2015/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Rural Health Center, “Cookies and cupcakes and Chris - oh my!,” Beaver Island Forum, May 19–25, 2015. (and 8 further sources listed on the page).

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