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Beaver Island Medical Center receives an oxygen set, 1964

Also 1964 Medical Center oxygen equipment donation

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1964-08
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In August 1964 the Beaver Beacon thanked Adelia Beeuwkes, Vivian Visscher, and Robert Bliss of Quarry Surgical Supply Company in Ann Arbor for donating a complete oxygen set to the Beaver Island Medical Center.

Evidence and limits

This is a reported equipment donation, not a receipt or medical-center accession record. The notice does not specify the equipment model or later use.

Sources

  1. Thanks Adelia Beeuwkes, Vivian Visscher, and Robert Bliss of Quarry Surgical Supply Company in Ann Arbor for donating a complete oxygen set to the Beaver Island Medical Center. It does not provide a receipt, equipment specification, or accession record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center receives an oxygen set, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-oxygen-set-donation-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1964, “Thank You.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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