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Description

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Mission Statement
The mission of Tioga Medical Center is to address the health care needs of the community through providing quality health care and promoting education and wellness

Tioga Medical Center Vision
Tioga Medical Center was founded for the primary purpose of administering health care in its most complete form This means care in the form of mercy and love as well as providing a professional service

All persons regardless of race color creed age or disability are entitled to the best care medical science has to offer Restorative physical mental social and spiritual facilities are available to each individual admitted to aid in recovery and enrich their life

These individuals are in a transitional and stressful part of their life They now require professional care guidance and support to provide for their needs to obtain their highest level of functioning Our philosophy is to protect and promote the rights of each individual and to illicit active participation in their plan of care

We believe the provision of inservice educational programs for employees is essential to maintain a standard of quality for the services our facility provides

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History

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History of the Tioga Medical Center
As early as 1952 the old Commercial Club now the Chamber of Commerce discussed the need for a hospital in Tioga Ward Barden City Auditor was president of the club at that time Barden Francis Cannon Fire Chief and Roland McMaster publisher of the Tioga Tribune felt that with all the new oil industry new businesses new construction etc that there was an urgent need for medical facilities In December of that year the American Legion Post 139 became interested and appointed a committee to study the matter

The first meeting for the Tioga Hospital project was held January 19 1953 at the home of CH Olson Those present were AnnaBelle Knutson Evangeline Rye Gladys Eide Ruby Martinson Freada Thorburn Royal and Eleanor Brown CH and Doris Olson Kermit Haakenson and Ernest Ramberg Officers elected were CH Olson chairman Freada Thorburn secretary and Robert Knutson Treasurer

After meeting with hospital promoters in other towns and visiting with interested citizens it was decided that it would be more practical to build a clinic first and then follow with a hospital but before there could be either there must be a doctor

The following article was taken from a brochure that was found in the scrapbook that had been compiled by Myrtle Moratzka

Construction of the clinic began August 24 1953 The open house was held February 14 1954

The first meeting to plan for a hospital was held July 29 1955 Bid letting for the 25bed hospital was April 29 1960 and groundbreaking ceremonies for the 590000 hospital were held on June 5 1960 The doors were opened for patients on October 25 1961 Charlotte Law of White Earth was the first patient to be admitted on October 25 1961 The first male patient to be admitted was Joseph Hilleren of Tioga and the first baby born was Stuart Jay McKirdy on November 7 1961

Ground work for the new 30 bed nursing home was started in 1976 with an estimated completion date of September 1977 The doors were opened in January of 1978 Over 500 people attended the open house on January 15 and the first nine residents were admitted on January 16

Tioga Community Hospital was renamed to Tioga Medical Center and purchased the clinic from Dr RA Patel in August of 1990

Tioga Medical Center built an independent living facility in 1998 The Independent Living facility comprises of 14 apartments with a large commons area The facility is adjacent to the Tioga Medical Center which allows residents added safety and security

Currently Tioga Medical Center consists of a 25bed Critical Access Hospital 30bed Long Term Care Facility oneclinic and a 14apartment independent living facility located in Tioga Tioga Medical Center also operates two satellite clinics located in Rayand Powers Lake