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The History
of Coryell Memorial
Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority (dba Coryell Memorial Healthcare
System) has a long history of serving the residents of Coryell
County. The following timeline highlights the major events in
our history. For a more detailed look, view the entire history
at right.
1940 A
petition for an election to decide if the county should build a
hospital was circulated then handed to county commissioners.
The
vote passed 814 for, 461 against.
1942 An open
house was held for the new Coryell Memorial Hospital at the
corner of Lutterloh Avenue and Saunders Street in Gatesville.
1973 A capital
campaign was begun to make necessary improvements for CMH to
meet state and federal regulations.
1975 Coryell
County commissioners voted unanimously in favor of creating the
Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority to take over Coryell
Memorial Hospital.
Erle Powell, who had led the capital
campaign, was formally and unanimously elected president of the
board, a position he still holds today.
1976 Groundbreaking for the site of the new hospital at
1507 West Main Street.
1977 Dedication of the new 40,400 square foot hospital
1979 Received a
Certificate of Accreditation from the prestigious Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
1984 Coryell Home Health Care service initiated
1986 The
Welcome Program assisted living began with three patient
rooms being re-decorated in a home-like motif for persons
seeking private pay personal care.
Coryell Memorial Hospital entered
into a management pact with Scott & White.
1994 Mills County Medical Clinic opened in Goldthwaite
1995 Mills County Home Health service begun
1996 Massive
expansion project including more rooms for the Welcome Program,
enlarging the radiology department and medical records, data
processing and business offices
The Oaks at Coryell independent
living apartments were constructed with first six apartments.
1997 The
Welcome Program was awarded a grant of $750,000 from the Frank
W. Mayborn Foundation and was consequently renamed the Eula P.
White Welcome Program in honor of Mrs. Mayborn’s mother, Mrs.
Eula P. White, who had been a resident in the program.
1999 Expansion
of The Oaks began to add 16 new apartments, a dining area and
other accoutrements.
2000
Construction began on a new 90-bed skilled nursing facility
named The Meadows. The state-of-the-art nursing home, which
covers 45,000 square feet, has four wings, three nurses’
stations, a chapel, a residential dining room, family dining
room, a beauty salon and activity room.
A new central dietary facility was
also constructed and named in honor of the late Mrs. Vaughan D.
Freeman, who made a bequest of over $900,000 to the hospital, the
largest in hospital history at the time.
2001 The CMH
board voted to adopt the name of Coryell Memorial Healthcare
System to better represent the expanding continuum of care.
2005 The
emergency room was expanded to more than double its capacity and
provide up-to-date equipment. It was renamed the Heavin
Emergency Services with a history-making $1,000,000 donation
given by Gary and Diane Heavin.
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