Event
- Dates
- 1973-03-12 – 1973-04
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Dunedin
- Participants
- Russell L. Palmer (patient)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunityheritage
Summary
Former Beaver Island physician R. E. Palmer suffered a stroke on March 12, 1973, and was reported hospitalized in Dunedin, Florida.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not establish the stroke’s medical details, later outcome, or a complete biography of Palmer’s island practice.
Sources
- Reports that former island physician Dr. R. E. Palmer suffered a stroke on March 12, entered a coma, and was in Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Florida; it gives his reported age as 80 but does not provide a medical record or outcome.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Stroke of R. E. Palmer, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/stroke-of-r-e-palmer-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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