Adena Health System Inc history

Joe Caldwell, who had acquired title to the Boggess property, agreed to sell the land to the Greenfield Hospital Co. around year 1918,"" reads a past Greenfield Daily Times article.

The first addition was completed in 1919, providing 13 more rooms.

In 1923, a house on the corner of Vine and Chestnut was purchased from the Sosman family for use as a nurses' home.

In the 1940's, when a survey showed that additional services and hospital beds were needed, the Board of Trustees, by means of a formal fund drive, raised $70,000 from local citizens and industry.

After remodeling and re-equipping, Greenfield Municipal Hospital opened on January 14, 1945.

In June of 1949 the Women's Board founded four guilds with the goal of promoting good public relations, giving service to the hospital and fundraising.

In 1955, the Ford Foundation donated $52,000 to the hospital.

To accommodate the growth in inpatient care, a new wing was built 1959.

In 1972, the Volunteer Advisory Council was formed to set standards and to coordinate all volunteer work in the hospital.

In 1973 the hospital moved outside the city limits of Chillicothe to a 200 acre site at the corner of Route 23 and 159, outpatient service capabilities were expanded, a larger Emergency Department opened and a Medical Office Building constructed.

In 1980, the hospital requested to be released from its municipal status to become a private nonprofit corporation.

On January 1, 1981, the hospital became known as Greenfield Area Medical Center.

The community, along with the hospital family, rallied for an intense fundraising period between August and December 1989.

Groundbreaking for the new hospital facility, which was built in sections around the existing hospital, was held on January 31, 1991.

The destruction of the house was the last phase in the renovation project, which was completed in October 1992.

In 1996, Home Health offices also moved to an off-site location to better accommodate the program.

In 1999, the center started an affiliation with Adena Health System and officially changed its name to Adena Greenfield Medical Center.

Opened in 2008, the PACCAR Medical Education Center is truly one-of-a-kind teaching facility on the Chillicothe campus.