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Beaver Island Rural Health Center receives state capital-equipment support for a new x-ray machine in 1999

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TypeEvent
Date1999-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1999-08
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Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1999 Beaver Beacon reported $75,000 in capital-equipment funding for the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, with a large share committed to a new x-ray machine. The report names state legislators, Health Center leaders, and a Michigan Department of Community Health representative as participants in the effort.

Evidence limits

This preserves the newspaper’s funding report and does not independently verify the grant award, equipment purchase, or installation date.

Sources

  1. Reports a meeting involving State Senators Schwartz and North, Health Center leaders, and Michigan Department of Community Health representative Haveman, including $75,000 in capital-equipment funding with much committed to a new state-of-the-art x-ray machine. 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 · 1999-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the funding report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center receives state capital-equipment support for a new x-ray machine in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-capital-equipment-funding-xray-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1999, “Friends of Our B.I. Rural Health Center” and “Health Center, from page 1.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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