Dr. Henry Schmidt Memorial Hospital
Creator:
Carolyn S. Van Loh
Contributor: Cottonwood County Historical Society
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center (formerly Schmidt Memorial Hospital). Photograph by Dave Van Loh, 2007.
Bibliography
Centennial Committee. Cottonwood County History, 1870–1970. [Minnesota]: N.p., [1970].
Centennial Committee. Westbrook Celebrates a Century: 1900–2000.
[Westbrook, MN]: N.p., 2000.
Chronology
1943
Daniel Schmidt wills $21,000 toward building a hospital in Westbrook.
1947
Articles of incorporation are completed for Dr. Henry Schmidt Memorial Hospital on March 6.
1949
Construction begins on the hospital in July.
1951
The hospital opens on January 23.
1968
A letter-writing campaign to the Minnesota State Board of Health from people in the Westbrook area convinces the board to allow the hospital to stay open.
1995
Westbrook’s hospital pairs with Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls.
1999
Ground is broken for a clinic and congregate care facility attached to the hospital.
2007
The official name of Dr. Henry Schmidt Memorial Hospital becomes Sanford Westbrook Medical Center.
Bibliography
Centennial Committee. Cottonwood County History, 1870–1970. [Minnesota]: N.p., [1970].
Centennial Committee. Westbrook Celebrates a Century: 1900–2000.
[Westbrook, MN]: N.p., 2000.