Graham Health System history

Fortunately, the first six nurses graduated in 1913.

In 1924, the founding members of the city of Graham and local physicians realized the importance of having a modern hospital in the city.

Founded in 1933 by Eugene Meyer (Katharine Graham’s father) with the purchase of The Washington Post

Within three days of the challenge, 75% of the money had been raised, and thus Graham General Hospital was begun and remained on Cherry Street until 1957.

In 1997, a Graham Hospital Foundation was formed and a new $6.2 million expansion of the hospital was started.

In 1999, Graham Hospital merged with Coleman Clinic, Ltd. and founded Graham Services Corporation, a not-for-profit foundation.

(with Jonathan Reinarz) ‘Hospital and asylum visiting in historical perspective: themes and issues,’ in Graham Mooney and Jonathan Reinarz (eds), Permeable Walls: Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Visiting (Clio Medica/Rodopi, 2009).

+ Celtic Healthcare of Lawrence, (PA) + Celtic Healthcare of Northeast Ohio (OH) – Divested 2011

A subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) since 2012, Graham Healthcare Group is wholly-owned by Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company) whose long-term strategy is to increase the intrinsic value for the companies it invests in over time.

Graham Mooney, ‘Washington and Welch talk about race: public health, history, and the politics of exclusion’, American Journal of Public Health, 105:7 (July 2015), 1317-1328.

+ Celtic Home Health Services (MD) + Divested 2017

April 9, 2020, “Hospital Visiting in Epidemics: An Old Debate Reopened,” History & Policy.