

20 ARCHBOLD
MEDICAL CENTER
1925: A new and
modern hospital
On June 30, 1925, John D.
Archbold Memorial Hospital
was officially dedicated. On
July 8, the patients of the City
Hospital were transferred.
Archbold opened as a
modern, 100-bed general
hospital. A great majority
of the patients cared for at
the time were from a wide
range in south Georgia and
north Florida, just as today.
The hospital provided all
equipment necessary to
diagnose and treat patients,
with specialists in charge of
its various departments and
a medical staff thoroughly
competent to handle surgical
and medical cases.
Nursing at Archbold
The Annie Mills Archbold Training School for Nurses
and the John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Training
School (for African American nurses) opened in 1925.
The school for African American nurses closed
following the graduation of the 1930 class.
1920s–1940s
A gift that
changed the community
It all started
with a gift
Archbold’s first nursery
One of the operating rooms at
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Archbold’s
first nursing
graduating
class: Marie
Hudson,
Mae White
and Bess
McQueen
The father:
John D. Archbold
The son:
John F. Archbold
FOR NINE
decades, John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
has defined health care in Thomasville and beyond. Firmly
rooted in our community, constantly growing and evolving,
we want to be your first choice for all health care needs. As
we celebrate our 90th anniversary this year, we are proud of
our history, we value our stability and we look forward to a
future of continued excellence.
Take some time with us to look back at our past—and to
remember some special events of the first 90 years.
The Archbold Family
After his retirement, John F. Archbold
and his family moved to Thomasville
for the winter months, where he turned
his energies to the development of his
plantation and the raising of cattle at
Chinquapin.
With him were his wife, Mary Barron
Archbold, and his three children, Richard,
Adrian and Frances.
Archbold gave Thomasville its new
hospital and seven years of almost daily
attention to the details of its construction
and operation.