When Drs. Charles McClelland and Gordon Sprague, the original owners, decided
that the community should own the hospital, they donated Paris Community
Hospital to form a foundation. Thus, The Hospital & Medical Foundation
of Paris (HMFP) was founded on December 30, 1958.
Ground is broken for the current Paris Community Hospital because of a
successful $1 million capital fund drive.
The hospital officially opens its doors on November 9.
PCHFMC purchases The Medical Center Clinic from Drs. James Acklin, Duane
Haskell, and Leland Phipps. (August)
The hospital also purchases the practice of Dr. Jeffry Hatcher, creating Chrisman Family Medical Center. (September)
HMFP completes a hospital expansion project to construct the Family Medical Center. The combined organization becomes Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center.
Kansas Family Medical Center opens
Foundation creates the hospital’s west wing for the Rehabilitation Services Department, which includes the Physical Therapy and Cardiac Rehab Departments.
Site development begins for an $11 million expansion project to build a
new family medical center in Paris, IL. Additional investments are made
to the facility’s infrastructure, programs, and physician recruitment.
New building and interior renovations are complete. Most notable are the new private patient rooms in the hospital.
Senior Care, a behavioral health service for senior citizens, opens at an off-site location in Paris. The service is a Medicare-approved program for patients ages 65 and older, as well as Medicare disability patients.
EZ Care opens as non-emergency, weekend medical clinic in the Paris Family Medical Center.
Oakland Family Medical Center opens
Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center rebrands to Horizon Health. The new brand consists of Paris Community Hospital, Paris Clinic, Chrisman Clinic, Oakland Clinic, Senior Care, and EZ Care.
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