Hendry Regional Medical Center

Description

About Hendry Regional Medical Center
Hendry Regional Medical Center HRMC is a 25bed critical access facility that incorporates stateoftheart procedures and equipment to care for its patients

At HRMC we understand that caring for your health is a team effort Youll find our staff to be courteous respectful and enthusiastic in serving your healthcare needs

You are more to us than just a name on a chart Our highly trained staff of employees physicians and volunteers will work closely to provide you with the utmost in quality care

We know that hospitalization is never an entirely pleasant experience but well do our best to make you as comfortable as possible and treat you like family We realize that theres no place like home so if youre a patient at our facility well try our best to get you home and in better health as quickly as possible

History

History of Hendry Regional Medical Center Clewiston Florida

In 1929 a small building on the Ridge was remodeled into an 18bed hospital The building had served as the original home of Southern Sugar Company and The Clewiston Company The physician in charge at that time was Dr FL Tatum with Dr WO Rigby Dr Samuel Simmons and Dr OF Schiffli on the staff

The original Watanabe Hotel was demolished and a second Watanabe Hotel was built on North Francisco Avenue on the site of the present day Elks Lodge In 1937 US Sugar Corporation purchased the building and remodeled it into the Clewiston Emergency Hospital The physician in charge was Dr WO Rigby Later the facilitys name was changed to Sugarland Hospital with Dr A B Johnson as the chief physician The hospital a subsidiary of US Sugar was losing money annually and it was closed in October of 1945 Dr Johnson maintained offices in the building and it was used for a County Health Clinic

Hendry General Hospital was constructed after formation of the Hendry County Hospital Authority Board and with a receipt of a federal grant under the HillBurton Act The new facility opened on April 1 1951 as a 50bed facility and a 20bed expansion in 1958

In 1995 the name of the hospital was changed from Hendry General Hospital to Hendry Regional Medical Center as it is known today

Hendry County is one of several created in 1921 from the much larger DeSoto County The name honors Francis Asbury Hendry a famous cattleman and early settler The name Hendry in Hendry Regional Medical Center reflects the county it serves