Name: Phyllis Townsend undergoes a second hip replacement in 1997
Start: 1997-12
End: 1997-12
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1997-12
Kind: Medical
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1997 notice says Phyllis Townsend was undergoing a second hip replacement and staying in transitional care in Lansing. It frames the medical update through the Beaver Island community’s hope that she would return to local hiking and cross-country-skiing activities.

Evidence limits

The notice does not give the surgery date, physician, outcome, or a medical record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “Phyllis Townsend -- Prosthetic Surgery.”
Reports that Townsend was pursuing a second hip replacement and staying in Transitional Care Unit Room 220 at Michigan Capitol Medical Center in Lansing, while Beaver Island friends wished her a return to the Senior Citizen Hiking and Cross Country Skiing Association. 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, December 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Phyllis Townsend health notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Phyllis Townsend undergoes a second hip replacement in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-phyllis-townsend-prosthetic-surgery-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “Phyllis Townsend -- Prosthetic Surgery.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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