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Beaver Island hospital news reports Liz LaFreniere’s recovery and Bill Wagner’s surgery, 1983

Also 1983 Beaver Island hospital notes

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TypeEvent
Dates1983-09-06 – 1983-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1983-09-06 – 1983-10
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Medical
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Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1983 Beaver Beacon reported that Liz LaFreniere was flown to Charlevoix after a September heart attack and was recovering at home, while Bill Wagner remained in Charlevoix Hospital awaiting surgery.

Evidence limits

This is a published community health notice, not a clinical, transport, or hospital record.

Sources

  1. Reports Liz LaFreniere was flown to Charlevoix September 6 after a heart attack and was recuperating at home, crediting Alvin LaFreniere and other Fire Department members with quick action; it also says Bill Wagner was in Charlevoix Hospital awaiting surgery. This is a community health notice, not a clinical record, transport log, or medical history. 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 · 1983-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the hospital notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island hospital news reports Liz LaFreniere’s recovery and Bill Wagner’s surgery, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospital-news-september-1983/, accessed [date], citing Hospital News, Beaver Beacon, October 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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