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August 1980 Beaver Beacon hospital notes report several island patients

Also 1980 August hospital notes

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TypeEvent
Date1980-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1980-08
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Medical
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Beaver Island

Summary

The August hospital column reported treatment or recovery for several island residents at hospitals in Saginaw, Charlevoix, and Allen Park, and Bob McGlocklin’s return home.

Evidence and limits

This is a community health column, not a clinical or admission record.

Sources

  1. Reports Topper McDonough’s return to a Saginaw Veterans Hospital after an apparent stroke, George Miller’s recovery at Charlevoix Area Hospital, Bob McGlocklin’s return home, and Judy Palmer and Dr. Joe Christie as patients at Veterans hospitals. It is a community health column, not a clinical or admission record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the hospital notes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “August 1980 Beaver Beacon hospital notes report several island patients”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-1980-hospital-notes/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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