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Article: Fitzgibbon Hospital, Expansion and Renovation
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- January 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright L.M. Rector Corporation Jan/Feb 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Marshall, Missouri
Architect
HMN Architects, Inc.
Fitzgibbon Hospital's history dates back to the 1800's, when John Fitzgibbon, an Irish immigrant, settled in Saline County and saw the rising need for healthcare in mid-Missouri. Mr. Fitzgibbon set up a trust to build a hospital upon his death; the hospital was to operate as a private, not-for-profit corporation under a board of directors. Fitzgibbon's estate paid for the construction of the original hospital, which began in March 1922 with the first patient being admitted in April 1923.
Over time, as the healthcare needs of area residents continued to change, the Fitzgibbon Hospital Board decided they could not adequately address the ...