1906 - August; dinner at Fannie Latimer’s house to present hospital idea to community men
1906 - Sept. 13; meeting at Library Hall to draw up constitution
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First Paulina Stearns Hospital
circa 1907
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1906 - Oct. 2; Articles of Association are signed by nine local women
1906 - December; anonymous donation of $1,000 received
1907 - Aug. 14; Dummy Train accident in Hamlin
1907 - September; Justus Stearns donates use of his home for hospital
1907 - Women vote to name hospital Paulina Stearns Hospital after Justus Stearns' wife
1907 - October; hospital opens on a $1,000 donation and borrowed building
1908 - Nurses school is opened next door to hospital in home donated by Robert Stearns
1910 - First class of nurses school graduates
1911 - New addition to hospital added
1922 - Nurses school forced to close due to changes in state rules
1928 - By-laws amended to allow men to join Hospital Association
1929 - Bernard Ostendorf elected as first male president of Association
1936 - Merta Blaine estate leaves $70,000 to Hospital Association for new hospital
1938 - Women’s Auxiliary is formed, cornerstone is laid, construction begun
1940 - August 25; new Paulina Stearns Hospital is opened
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Second Paulina Stearns Hospital
circa 1940
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1941 - E.K. Longley becomes administrator
1953 - New addition to hospital added
1954 - Volunteer group becomes official; volunteers named “Pink Ladies”
1955 - Hospital celebrates golden anniversary
1955 - Esther Sahlmark is honored for 50 years of service as treasurer
1963 - Land is purchased for new hospital building on US 10
1967 - June; $1.5 million Memorial Hospital opens
1967 - Al Paulus becomes hospital administrator
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Memorial Medical Center
circa 1967
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1973 - $1 million addition to hospital added
1973 - Ralph Cerny becomes hospital administrator
1981 - Hospital celebrates 75th anniversary
1985 - New additions added to hospital
1985 - Robert Marquardt becomes hospital administrator
1989 - Hadley Psychiatric Center opens
1992 - Memorial Family Care Center opens in Hart
1996 - Dialysis services added
1997 - $3.5 million Medical Office Building expansion
1999 - $1.4 million CT scanner added
2000 - Vascular and special procedures lab added
2003 - Second Medical Office Building constructed
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Memorial Medical Center
circa 2009
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2006 - Hospital celebrates centennial
2006 - Mark Vipperman becomes Hospital Administrator
2007 - Addition of 40-slice CT and fixed-base MRI units in medical imaging department
2007 - July; 8-bed “FastER” service opened for minor illness and injuries
2009 - Women's Imaging Center opens
2012 - June 18; Construction begins on $14.7 million expansion.