Advancements at Dixie Hospital
Despite several additions, Dixie Hospital outgrew its small building by the early 1900s. In 1913, a new Dixie Hospital facility opened on East Queen Street in Hampton. The building cost $70,000 to complete, with members of the community donating much of the funds. The...
A Hospital for Rockingham County
Rockingham County, nestled deep in the Shenandoah Valley, met with a growing need for a hospital in the early 1900s. When Harrisonburg resident William Glodomore Leake, a successful wood, coal, and lumberyard operator, injured his foot, he was forced to make an...
Fire at Norfolk Protestant Hospital
In 1903, Norfolk Protestant Hospital expanded yet again, moving to a new location on Raleigh Avenue. Just three years later, a fire swept through the building, severely damaging its main section. Firemen and local citizens were quick to act, rushing to the site to...