Hospitals

Here is some information on the history of hospitals in Forest Grove and surrounding areas.

"**Long history of hospitals**

Originally, co-workers in Forest Grove hospitals had to work closely together, mainly because there wasn’t much room. A long time before Tuality bought the facility in 1982, Forest Grove’s main hospitals performed services out of homes.

One of the first recorded hospitals was the Ward Clinic in the rectangular one-story building at 1916 21st Ave., run by Dr. Daniel Ward from the late 1880s to the early 1900s. Dr. William Via arrived in Forest Grove in 1888 to open a medical practice in a mansion at 1810 Pacific Ave. Via also served as mayor and civic leader to Forest Grove. Another doctor of the time worked out of his house as well. Dr. Charles Large served as Washington County’s coroner from 1896 until 1908 and practiced medicine at 2017 21st Ave.

In 1911, the News-Times announced, “Forest Grove Is To Have a Sanitarium.” And in 1912 the Forest Grove Hospital was open for business. The home-based hospital, at Cedar Street and 12th Avenue, was headed by Anna Paul, a graduate nurse from the Los Angeles Orthopedic and General Hospital. The house now belongs to Mary Jo Morelli, president of Friends of Historic Forest Grove. 'When I first moved into that house, a woman who has since passed told me she had her tonsils removed in my dining room,' said Morelli.

In 1924, Dr. Guy Via followed in the footsteps of his father, William Via, and opened his own hospital about two miles west of town in a home known as the Frank Johnson Place. It had 17 beds, with space for major and minor surgery, and was the only hospital in the county registered with the American Medical Association.

In the 1940s, the Alpha Zeta fraternity house at 1806 Elm Ave. was made into a hospital, doubling as a veterans' home during World War II.

It wasn’t until three osteopathic physicians — Dr. Fred Richards, Dr. John Wood and Dr. A.V. Jackson — came together that the Forest Grove Community Hospital was created. In 1963, they finalized their purchase of the hospital for $412,000. They sold it in 1967 to a group of businessmen, who in turn sold the hospital to American Medical International. In 1982, Tuality bought the hospital and by 1990, the name Tuality Forest Grove Hospital was official."

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