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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.