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Fort Hamilton Hospital
  • The History of a Community Venture
  • 1929-2004
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Original letter sent by Joseph Steiger to each church and patriotic organization that stated the need for the new hospital and the community involvement required to make it possible.
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Campaign Brochure used for the original hospital
campaign in 1926
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List of Memorials from donations of $500 or more.
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Hospital location composed of 56 lots for $43,150
Purchased June 28, 1926
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Grand Lodge of Ohio, Free, and Accepted Masons Parade June 3, 1928
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Enthusiastic crowd at cornerstone laying on June 3, 1928
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Construction of original building in 1928
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Open House April 28, 1929 - 14,000 in Attendance
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A line three blocks long formed by people waiting to tour the new hospital.
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Original Hospital Dignitaries
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Mrs. Gertrude Taylor
First Scheduled Patient
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A class from the hospital’s School of Nursing.
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Events of the 1930s
  • Great Depression
  • IOU’s
  • Walt Disney
  • Higher Hospital Occupancy Rate
  • WWII
  • Lois A. Roscoe
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Lois Roscoe
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Stamp Guild
  • The beginning of The Fort Hamilton Hospital Auxiliary
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Eugene H. Hughes Memorial Hospital Opens
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Hughes Memorial Hospital
1952
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Nurses Residence
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Membership Drive
  • Raised $600,000 again!
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New Lois A. Roscoe Wing
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Gaston Herd
1957-1981
  • Celebrating nearly 25 years with
  • Fort Hamilton Hospital
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Roscoe Wing Complete
  • Doubling the size of the hospital
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Recovery Room in 1962
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Patient Room 1964
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Cafeteria in 1959
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Visitor Snack Shop 1960
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Laundry Quarters
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A group of graduating nurses
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Merger of Fort Hamilton and Hughes Memorial Hospitals
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Open House February 10, 1974
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Sohn
Memorial Library
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50 Years of Service
  • 1980 Capital
  • Campaign



  • Ground
  • Breaking in 1981


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Demolition of Original Building
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Demolition in 1981
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The New “Hospital on the Hill”
  • 1982
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Fort Hamilton Hospital
  • 2004