Name: Beaver Island Medical Auxiliary discusses equipment and blood-pressure checks, 1981
Start: 1981-03-26
End: 1981-03-26
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1981-03-26
Kind: Medical
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

At its March 26, 1981 meeting, the Beaver Island Medical Auxiliary discussed a new Medical Center scale, possible monthly blood-pressure checks, dues, and a shamrock quilt auction to support purchase of a suction machine.

Evidence and limits

The source records plans and fundraising, not equipment delivery, auction proceeds, or clinical implementation.

Sources

Beaver Island Medical Auxiliary notice, Beaver Beacon, March & April 1981.
Reports discussion of a new Medical Center scale, monthly blood-pressure checks during Waist Watchers, dues through January 1982, and a shamrock quilt to be auctioned at the Ludington party for a suction machine. It does not establish purchases, auction proceeds, or clinical service outcomes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March & April 1981, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page combined March and April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Medical Auxiliary notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Auxiliary discusses equipment and blood-pressure checks, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-auxiliary-march-meeting-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Medical Auxiliary notice, Beaver Beacon, March & April 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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