Lincoln County Medical Center

History

Lincoln County Memorial Hospital accepted its first patient on April 16 1953 However long before the doors opened plans for a hospital in Lincoln County were being made

The hospitals first board of trustees was appointed in 1946 Plans for a onestory building were submitted and funding was pursued Six acres of land were purchased in 1950 for 5000 Construction began in 1952 and a 50bed hospital was scheduled to open at 700 AM on April 16 1953

However Mr And Mrs Roy McCormack of Ethlyn presented to the hospital in the wee hours of the morning and became the parents of the first baby born in the Lincoln County Memorial Hospital Their daughter Brenda Kay jumped the gun on the opening of the hospital by putting in her appearance at 509 that morning Dr Joe C Creech of Troy was the attending physician Brenda Kay the 12th child of her parents received a 5000 Defense Bond from the Bank of Troy for being the first baby born in the new hospital

By 1959 it was apparent that an expansion was necessary In 1960 an addition provided 14 new beds and in 1968 another addition provided enough room to relocate the offices Laboratory Radiology and the Emergency Room This relocation provided space for a chapel classroom special rooms and a larger linen room Twelve patient rooms were added providing 24 more beds A third floor shell was also constructed to provide for 24 additional beds as needed in the future for a total capacity of 82 beds

In 1972 an Inhalation Therapy Department was added An ambulance district building now patient accounts was added in 1976 behind the hospital In 1978 the third floor was unveiled for a total of 106 beds In November 1983 Two South was opened for patient occupancy This construction added a new Surgery and Sterile Supply area and relocated the Business Office Purchasing and Medical Records This construction also provided a larger and improved Intensive Care Unit Laboratory Department Radiology Department and Emergency Room

The Lincoln County Medical Center Hospital Home Care Agency was established in September 1984 Troy Surgical Clinic opened in April 1995 Troy Family Practice in June 1997 and Doctors Professional Clinic in January 2002

In November 1994 the OB department was closed to better accommodate the developing community and its need for more specialized services

In August 2000 voters of Lincoln County approved a bond issue for renovating the hospital The 2001 project provided expansion and renovation of the existing Lincoln County Medical Center Onestory at the front of the hospital replaced the Emergency and ICU areas provided a new main entry and chapel and provided new facilities for Outpatient Surgery Prep and Recovery Radiology was expanded and reconfigured in renovated space The Rehab department was relocated and enlarged Other areas affected by the project were CardioPulmonary and Laboratory Dietary received a cosmetic upgrade as well as several other support areas for the hospital As part of the project space that formerly housed the OB department was demolished and Medical Records expanded into that area A license capacity was then reduced from 72 to 61 beds

On September 1 2004 Lincoln County Medical Center was classified as a Critical Access Hospital by the Joint Commission The classification certified the hospital as a licensed health care provider offering services to residents locally

Lincoln County Medical Center has been JCAHO accredited since 1996 In April 2001 Lincoln County Memorial Hospital changed its name to Lincoln County Medical Center