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| District Memorial Hospital of Southwestern North Carolina | |
|---|---|
.jpg) District Memorial Hospital c.1979. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Andrews, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 64 |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1956 |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Demolished | 2008 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
District Memorial Hospital of Southwestern North Carolina, Incorporated was a hospital located in Andrews, North Carolina. The hospital opened in 1956 and closed in 2003.
History
editDistrict Memorial Hospital (DMH) was opened in 1956 as a 30-bed hospital. The "District" part of the name comes from the hospital district of the Valleytown Township, Clay County, and Graham County. The "Memorial" part of the name comes from the memorial plaque in the hospital that honored those serving in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.[1]
The first mention of building a new hospital in Andrews was on the headline of the May 20, 1954 edition of the Cherokee Scout. Federal funds covered 44% of the costs, and state funds covered 36.4%. At the time of the publishing of the article, the hospital still needed to cover 21.4% of the costs, plus the purchase of a six-acre site.[1] The original total costs of the hospital were of $345,000 but those costs ended up around $375,000. Residents of the district raised over $100,000 for the hospital's construction. The Hill–Burton Act also helped cover costs.[2] The decision to have the site in Andrews was made due to its central location of the its three-section district, 6-inch water line, and an adequate sewage system. A board of trustees were made up of the citizens of the three-sections. The first hospital chairman was Percy B. Ferebee.
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An expansion between 1956 and 1970 increased the number of beds from 30 to 50. In 1970, another expansion was made to the hospital, increasing the number of beds from 50 to 64, and adding a two-story wing. In February of 1979, a hospital management group assumed management of the hospital. A new x-ray became operational in July.[3]
DMH filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 6, 2000. On November 30 2001, Murphy Medical Center (MMC) acquired the assets of DMH.[4] Later in June 2003, DMH closed its doors.[5] In late 2008/early 2009, MMC contracted NEO Corporation to clear all asbestos and demolish the DMH building. An effort to keep the trees surrounding the building was made and were not affected in the demolition of the hospital.[6] Today, the property is an empty field. Remnants of the hospital include an active EMS station, part of the hospital's parking lot, a road named Memorial Drive, and a separate medical building used by DMH.
References
edit- ^ a b "Cherokee scout. (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, May 20, 1954, Image 1" (1954/05/20). 1954-05-20. ISSN 0746-3987.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Murphy decade - Asheville Citizen-Times 29 Jan 1961". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1961-01-29. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ David Williams (2015-06-30). Welcome to Andrews 1979. Retrieved 2024-07-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ "In re District Memorial Hospital, 297 B.R. 451 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ McGoun, Bill. "McGoun: Pondering the plight of rural hospitals in WNC from one of their beds". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Andrews District Hospital Asbestos Abatement And Demolition - Neo Corporation". www.neocorporation.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.