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22 ARCHBOLD
MEDICAL CENTER
ArchboldMedical
Center established
Pat Fenlon became Archbold Memorial Hospital’s administrator in
1960 and Archbold Medical Center’s president in 1985 and served
until 1992. During this time, the hospital had unprecedented growth
and technology acquisition.
Quality care
close to home
The 1980s was a period of substantial
growth for Archbold: Grady General
Hospital joined the Archbold network
in 1985; then a specialty clinic in
Mitchell County in 1986 and Brooks
County Hospital in Quitman in 1987.
Mitchell County Hospital and
Mitchell County Convalescent Center
in Camilla and Pelham Parkway
Nursing Home in Pelham became part
of Archbold’s network in 1990.
In the years that followed,
additional specialty clinics began
operating in other cities, like
Bainbridge and Pelham.
Today, Archbold is a four-hospital,
three-nursing home health system
that includes dialysis facilities,
specialty clinics and primary care
practices.
A unique
approach
In 1988, the Lewis Hall
Singletary Oncology Center
became the region’s first
comprehensive cancer
facility. It was home to
the latest diagnostic and
treatment equipment
and offered a unique
approach to cancer care
that combined medical
oncology, chemotherapy
and radiation therapy with
ancillary services—such as
patient education, nutrition
counseling, rehabilitation
and social services.
1980s–1990s
A regional
network emerges
Outpatient Surgery Center
Archbold’s Outpatient Surgery Center opened in May 1989 as a
freestanding addition to the West Wing. It was built in conjunction
with the complete renovation of the hospital’s inpatient surgical
department.
Regional trauma center
In 1987, Archbold Memorial Hospital was designated a
regional trauma center. Trauma centers must always be
ready to provide care to patients with the most serious
injuries and require the immediate availability of a
variety of emergency and surgical specialists.