Schmidt Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Creator:
Carolyn S. Van Loh
Contributor: Cottonwood County Historical Society
Lunch at the Westbrook Fire Hall during Hospital Days. Printed in the Westbrook Sentinel Tribune, 1986. The town’s fire hall was a popular destination for delicious food during Hospital Days.
Bibliography
Centennial Committee. Westbrook…Celebrates a Century. Community publication. [Minnesota]: N.p., 2000.
Van Loh, Carolyn. A Place of Interest. Enumclaw, WA: Winepress Publishing, 2013.
Chronology
1949
The Hospital Auxiliary is formed by the local Clara Barton club on November 29. Construction begins on the hospital.
1950
Schmidt Memorial Hospital is dedicated on November 26.
1951
Schmidt Memorial Hospital opens for patients on January 23.
1968
The hospital holds its first benefit event in September.
1995
Westbrook’s hospital partners with the Sioux Valley Hospital system.
1996
The hospital and clinic’s names are changed to Westbrook Health Care System.
2006
The hospital auxiliary votes to become an inactive organization.
2007
The hospital’s name is changed to Sanford Westbrook Medical Center. The hospital becomes a part of 115 clinics, twenty-four hospitals, and other health care entities in area states.
Bibliography
Centennial Committee. Westbrook…Celebrates a Century. Community publication. [Minnesota]: N.p., 2000.
Van Loh, Carolyn. A Place of Interest. Enumclaw, WA: Winepress Publishing, 2013.