Harney District Hospital
hospital in Burns, Oregon
Harney District Hospital is a public hospital in Burns, Oregon. It is operated by the Harney County Health District.
In 1989, Nellie Nix of The Bulletin described the hospital's catchment area as being Harney County.
History
It opened as the Harney County Hospital, then controlled by the Harney County government, in 1950, replacing the Valley View Hospital. The construction cost was $322,000. Its initial capacity was 31 patients. The opening happened in May of that year. It was partially funded with a grant worth $106,687.
When it was county-run, the county judge (that is, the county executive) oversaw the hospital. In 1989 Dale White, who was county judge, stated that doing the two jobs required "more than the average number of hours in the day".
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