On Fridays we post something on social media that is either a Fact or is Fiction. People can comment which they think it is before heading here for the correct answer. Here is Friday Fact or Fiction #33!
Today’s Post: The original Grove City Hospital was opened in the Firth home at the corner of Main and Stewart Streets in 1907 with just seven beds.
Answer: FACT! According to the Grove City Area Historical Society:
The Grove City Hospital was incorporated on April 4, 1907. The incorporation association including I. C. Ketler, Henry Hamilton, S. P. Barr, C. G. Harshaw, John A. Turner, C. A. Atwell, C. F. Fithian, T. R. DeArmit, A. B. McKay, Fred F. Barr, Fred Daugherty, O. L. Gilmore, M. W. Graham and R. M. Montgomery.
The original Grove City Hospital was opened in the Firth home at the corner of Main and Stewart streets in 1907. The home was originally built by the Pearsall family in late 1800s. In 1902, it was sold to the Firth family. The Firths sold the house to the hospital. The hospital opened with seven beds. An addition was added to the rear of the house to include an operating room and a kitchen for the hospital. Initially, the hospital was open to both medical physicians and osteopathic physicians.