Name: Ken Was joins Beaver Island Medical Center as a part-time relief physician assistant in 1998
Start: 1998-04
End: 1998-04
Location: Beaver Island Rural Health Center

Event

Date: 1998-04
Kind: Appointment
Where: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Carried out by: Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarepublic-servicecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1998 Beaver Beacon announced Ken Was, PA-C, as a part-time relief care provider at Beaver Island Medical Center, working alongside Penny Kiss, FNP. The notice describes his training and the family, preventive, urgent, and emergency care he was expected to provide within island resources.

Evidence limits

This is a staffing announcement, not a license record, employment contract, or complete clinical-services record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1998, “Beaver Island Welcomes New Medical Center Staff Member.”
Reports Ken Was, PA-C, joining as a relief care provider for Penny Kiss, FNP, working every other weekend and during vacations; it describes his Air Force medic background, 1991 University of Detroit Mercy physician-assistant graduation, family-medicine and urgent-care experience, and intended prevention, maintenance, and emergency services. 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, April 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Medical Center staff announcement.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Ken Was joins Beaver Island Medical Center as a part-time relief physician assistant in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-ken-was-relief-provider-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1998, “Beaver Island Welcomes New Medical Center Staff Member.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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