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A Hospital with Community Roots
The original one-story buidling
The first Kadlec Hospital was a one story building, pictured in the middle. In the foreground is the medical professional building. In the background, on the left is the original Christ the King Catholic Church and on the right, the original Central United Protestant Church. The churches are surrounded by housing, much of which is still in use today. The hospital provided services for only Hanford workers, their families and other citizens within the controlled boundaries of Richland.
Change Again
The new building opened in 1971.
A second major transition for the hospital happened in 1969. Kadlec had outgrown its original facility. Government funds were available to go toward the construction of a new building, but they could not be used for a religious-affiliated organization. The Board of Trustees of Kadlec Methodist Hospital turned the hospital over to a new non-profit corporation which operates the hospital today.
A community-wide fund raising drive was mounted to secure enough funds for a new building and $1 million was raised. The new building was started.
Flyer for liquidation auction.
"Moving Day" was April 7, 1971 -- all patients and employees were transferred to the new four-story, 136 bed Kadlec Medical Center.
Construction of the new building (the current 4-story main part of Kadlec) was finished in 1971. To the right of the new construction is the original hospital along with the medical-dental building.
To liquidate medical equipment from the old building, an auction took place on April 24, 1971.
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