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Beaver Island Rural Health Center purchases a second Life-Pak 12 with community support in 2000

Also BIRHC second Life-Pak 12 · Beaver Island emergency defibrillator purchase 2000

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TypeEvent
Date2000-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2000-07
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Carried out by
Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareemergency-managementfundraisingcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July Beacon clarified that Beaver Island EMS already had one Life-Pak 12, purchased with a $16,000 Little Traverse Band grant, while the Rural Health Center was purchasing a second unit for emergencies requiring more than one. The $1,050 Lighthouse School class gift was identified as helping with the new system.

Evidence limits

The clarification reports the purchase and funding context but does not provide the equipment invoice, delivery date, or serial number.

Sources

  1. Clarifies that EMS acquired the first Life-Pak 12 through a $16,000 Little Traverse Band grant and that the Rural Health Center was purchasing a second unit, assisted by the Lighthouse School class’s $1,050 gift. 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 · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the published clarification.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center purchases a second Life-Pak 12 with community support in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-second-life-pak-12-purchase-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2000, “Life-Pak-12 Repacked.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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