Our history—1980s highlights

1989 highlights:

• Hospital initiates $1.5 million capital campaign to renovate surgical services.

1988 highlights:

• Hospital forms medical staff development committee to enhance recruitment efforts.

1987 highlights:

• Hospital implements outpatient cardiac rehabilitation services. Laser eye surgery is introduced.
• New information system is implemented integrating an improved financial system and the addition of an on-line order communication process.

1986 highlights:

• Hospital initiates Medicare prospective payment discussions with legislators.

1985 highlights:

• Tom Kurtz becomes the hospital’s fifth administrator.

1984 highlights:

• Renovation is completed on the obstetrical unit to keep up with current trends and practices.
• Renovations are completed in the pharmacy, the emergency department, waiting rooms, physical therapy, rehabilitation services, obstetrics, 1 North and the intensive care unit.

1983 highlights:

• Hospital begins offering mobile on-site computerized tomography (CT) diagnostic scanning.
• Renovation of obstetrical unit to include first birthing room.

1982 highlights:

• Hospital drops public operating levy and begins operating with its own revenue only.
• CMH participates in county wide Vial of Life distribution.
• Annual Healthworks is initiated, an intensive health screening and education program.

1981 highlights:

• Renovations on 1 East, an updated six-bed intensive cardiac care unit, are completed.
• Meals on Wheels for area elderly is launched.
• Agreement is signed with the U.S. Department of Defense to be a civilian-military contingency hospital in case of war.

1980 highlights:

• Hospital constructs two physician office buildings on the hospital campus.
• Health Resource Center opens to support professional and patient needs.
• Chaplaincy services are initiated.
• Hospital board gives county commissioners $45,427 toward bond indebtedness, which will result in tax savings for Clinton County residents.
• Commissioners report that this is first time the county ever received money back on bond interest.

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