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Drive in 1956. Only four years later, a
and with no hospital, Dalton struggled.
Memorial, and Wood Dale Health and
several local physicians donated
property and funds for a hospital to
meet the needs of a growing region.
be built. Two years later, on May 12,
1921, Hamilton Memorial Hospital was
expanded role as a regional healthcare
provider.
founder George W. Hamilton, Sr.,
Today, Hamilton Medical Center is
Waugh Street, between Pentz and
Health Care System, which includes
President and CEO of Hamilton Health
Selvidge streets. Over the years,
include Hamilton Emergency Medical
hospital was needed. With the help
Services, Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery
that all happen.
Hamilton Physician Group, Hamilton
Over the last several years, much of
Long Term Care (including Regency
the hospital has been renovated,
George W. Hamilton Memorial Hospital, Waugh Street, circa 1940s
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