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State health commissioner visits Beaver Island Medical Center, 1957

Also 1957 Beaver Island state health commissioner visit · Dr. Heustis Medical Center visit

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TypeEvent
Date1957-10-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1957-10-10
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that State Health Commissioner Dr. Heustis and Mrs. Heustis visited Dr. Luton on Beaver Island October 10. It said this was the commissioner’s first visit since he broke ground for Medical Center construction.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief newspaper visit notice. It does not provide the commissioner’s full name, an agency report, visit agenda, construction record, inspection findings, or licensing determination.

Sources

  1. Reports that Dr. Heustis, identified as State Health Commissioner, and Mrs. Heustis were guests of Dr. Luton on October 10, and says it was his first visit since he broke ground for construction of the Medical Center. It does not provide the commissioner’s full name, agency report, visit agenda, construction record, inspection findings, or licensing determination. 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 · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the brief visit notice; it does not expand the health, construction, or regulatory record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “State health commissioner visits Beaver Island Medical Center, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-state-health-commissioner-medical-center-visit-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1957, “STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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