Name: Susan Meis reports interim Rural Health Center coverage while a second provider is sought in January 2001
Start: 2001-01-12
End: 2001-04
Location: Beaver Island Rural Health Center

Event

Dates: 2001-01-12 – 2001-04
Kind: Medical
Where: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Carried out by: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunicationcommunityemergency-management
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In a January 2001 letter, Susan Meis described interim Rural Health Center coverage while the island searched for a second provider. She gave weekday office hours, pager instructions for after-hours needs, and a call-triage plan using Bev Russell when Meis was off the island.

Evidence limits

The letter reports the operating plan and an anticipated hiring timeline; it does not document the eventual hire or every period of service availability.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “A letter from Susan Meis PA-C.”
Meis thanks residents for sympathy, says her daughter and dog had joined her on the island, reports that the search for a second health-care provider continued after a January 14 interview, and explains weekday hours, pager access, and Bev Russell’s call-triage availability. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the health-provider letter.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Susan Meis reports interim Rural Health Center coverage while a second provider is sought in January 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-susan-meis-after-hours-health-coverage-january-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2001, “A letter from Susan Meis PA-C.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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