BOSSICK: Filling the need; A look back at construction of Memorial Hospital – shorelinemedia.net

Anyone thats driven past the old Paulina Stearns Hospital on Washington Avenue in Ludington likely would try to imagine how a building that size could handle the numerous medical ills of not just Ludington, but also the larger Mason County community.

In the early 1960s, plans were put into motion to build a new, bigger hospital near the intersection of Jackson Road and U.S. 10/Ludington Avenue. A survey of the property was done in September 1962 in what appeared to be a wooded parcel.

Less than three years later, in May 1965, the official groundbreaking took place with officials cutting the ribbon. In the background, members of the work crew were in their equipment ready to go.

The construction of Memorial Hospital took more than two years. In that time, workers moved earth, laid the foundation, poured concrete and more for the original hospital building.

Months before the grand opening in June 1967, workers were putting the finishing touches on drywall, drop ceilings and more.

The hospitals growth continued, including the most recent expansion in 2012. It also, after decades serving independently, became part of Spectrum Health and rechristened as Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.

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