Butler Memorial Hospital: A timeline
The 326-bed Butler Memorial Hospital has numerous outpatient locations and more than 50 primary and specialty physician offices throughout Butler, Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties which make up Butler Health System. Here is a look at the history of Butler Memorial from its earliest origins more than 100 years ago to Wednesday’s announcement about a planned merger with Excela Health.
Feb. 18, 1925: The new Butler County Memorial Hospital officially opens.
1970: The hospital adds an intensive care unit.
1992: The cardiac catheterization lab opens, and Butler Medical Associates, a multi-physician practice specializing in family and general internal medicine, begins as an extension to the hospital.
2013: Butler Memorial Hospital becomes one of the few hospitals in Western Pennsylvania to offer endovascular neurosurgery to diagnose and treat various conditions and diseases of the central nervous system.
SOURCE: “The History of Medicine in Butler County” by Jean B. Purvis, Butler Eagle archives
A portion of this story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. To read the full story and support our local, independent newsroom, please subscribe at butlereagle.com.
