New Hemstead Hospital - Portsmouth, Ohio

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Title

New Hemstead Hospital - Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Tinted image of the new Hempstead Hospital opened in 1908, named for Dr. Giles S.B. Hempstead. Enlarged with a third floor and 2 wings in 1923, it was re-named Portsmouth General Hospital in 1925. In 1964 it became Scioto Memorial Hospital until the new building was built on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street in 1968. The old building on Scioto Trail was razed in 2006.

Creator

unknown

Date

1909

Format

9 cm x 13.5 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Collection

Citation

unknown, “New Hemstead Hospital - Portsmouth, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 11, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/777.

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