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Started with C.O. Epply at Lydia Madsen's house at 1602 Lake Street. This hospital was called "The Hurd Hospital."
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The second hospital was run by Lydia Madsen when it moved to Lake Street in Spirit Lake. It eventually closed due to inadequate facilities.
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Dr. Rodawig and his wife moved to the Lakes with their son.
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Marie Barrett was hired as an office assistant treasurer in the county courthouse, because county services were also necessary.
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“The Pillars”, home of Senator L.E. Francis’, became the next hospital when Dr. Rodawig negotiated with Amy Vern Tyler to let him purchase the home, and in order for her to sell it they had to name it after her father, Marcus Snyder, so it became “The Marcus Snyder Hospital."
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Hospital Auxiliary was formed and had volunteers for all functions in the hospital.....it was a group made up of about 1,000 people, mostly ladies.
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Construciton on the new hospital began.
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Dedication ceremonies were held for the new first official county hospital.
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The building doubled in size; it was a 1.9 million addition and added many different wings.
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An emergency room was added to the north side of the hospital.
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A 4 million dollar re-modeling project was done that added medical offices and a new visitors entrance.
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The addition of a new surgery wing was added to the hospital at this time.
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The construction of a new community health center was done and is now located in Milford. It provides house home-care and hospice offices, provides physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.
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They re-modeled their double occupancy rooms to single occupancy rooms.
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There was recently an addition of a 2 million dollar computer system installed and is now still in commission.