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June 3, 1905
Windber Hospital funded by Edward J. Berwind, President of the BerwindWhite Coal Mining Company
Read moreJune 3, 1906
Windber Hospital officially opened its doors
Read moreJune 3, 1916
Hired first resident doctor – Dr. O.J. Shank
Read moreJune 3, 1919
Graduated first nursing class
Read moreJune 3, 1959
Hospital became self-sustaining
Read moreJune 5, 1961
$400,000 renovations were made to turn the nurses home into a modern medical hospital, including a surgical and obstetrical wing
Read moreJune 3, 1968
44-bed inpatient building constructed
Read moreJune 2, 1970
Non-profit status awarded
Read moreJune 3, 1977
Windber Hospice founded by Dr. Earl Shope – became first hospital in Pennsylvania to provide hospice care and first rurally oriented hospice program in the country
Read moreJune 3, 1979
Three-story, 27,000 square-foot addition opened, including an emergency room, critical care unit, gynecology unit, and operating rooms
Read moreSeptember 6, 1980
Richland-Windber Medical Clinic, an affiliate of Windber Hospital, opened in the Richland Professional Building. This is now known as the Richland Community Health Center and houses WindberCare Physicians and a blood draw location.
Read moreJune 3, 2000
Medical Arts Building completed to house HealthStyles Fitness Center, outpatient rehabilitation, physician offices, and senior activity center
Read moreJune 3, 2009
Opened Windber Place, a community meeting and education room
Read moreJune 3, 2010
Designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, now known as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®).
Read moreJune 3, 2013
Windber Professional Building renovated to house physician offices
Read moreJune 1, 2016
Hospital became part of national non-profit network under Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong – renamed Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber
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