Name: Pamela McDonough is treated for appendicitis at Charlevoix Hospital, 1961
Start: 1961-06-01
End: 1961-06-06
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1961-06-01 – 1961-06-06
Kind: Medical
Participants: Pamela McDonough (patient)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Pamela McDonough underwent an appendectomy at Charlevoix Hospital and returned home June 6, 1961.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-bounded health notice; no diagnosis details beyond the printed appendectomy notice are inferred.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 hospital note says Pamela McDonough was taken to Charlevoix Hospital for an appendectomy on June 1 and returned home June 6 recovering. It identifies her parents as Wini and Lawrence McDonough. This is a source-bounded health notice; no diagnosis details beyond the printed appendectomy notice are inferred.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Pamela McDonough is treated for appendicitis at Charlevoix Hospital, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/pamela-mcdonough-charlevoix-hospital-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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