Johnson Memorial Hospital
Item
Title
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Description
Johnson Memorial Hospital was located in Hemingway, SC.and opened in April of 1940. it was owned and operated by chief surgeon Dr. Allen Huggins Johnson, who also owned the Pee Dee Telephone Company.
The vacant building was listed for sale in 1981. A notorious last note in the history of the building occurred when Patches Kalb was arrested in 1983 for impersonating a doctor and running an illegal clinic out of the old hospital building.
The building was torn down to make way for a new Food Lion grocery store which opened its doors on May 4, 1986.
The vacant building was listed for sale in 1981. A notorious last note in the history of the building occurred when Patches Kalb was arrested in 1983 for impersonating a doctor and running an illegal clinic out of the old hospital building.
The building was torn down to make way for a new Food Lion grocery store which opened its doors on May 4, 1986.
Date
1940
Collection
Citation
“Johnson Memorial Hospital,” Johnsonville SC History, accessed November 24, 2024, https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/items/show/58.
Comments
Kristen Cantey
When was the hospital demolished ?
Josh
Kristen, the building was torn down in 1984-85 and the Food Lion opened on the same spot in May of 1986.
Kathryn Weatherhead
My father was a doctor at this hospital during the 1950s and I was born there. Do you have any archived photos?
Valarie Pressley
Hello, my great grandmother passed away at this hospital giving birth to my grand aunt. I was wondering if anyone has old archives or photos possibly of her. Her name was Hester Anderson