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ANNUAL
REPORT
2014
MCHS TIMELINE
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1949
1954
1973
1979
1989
1953
1964
1977
1988
1995
1997
Ector County Hospital
opens with 85 beds
Addition of 75 more beds to
become 160 licensed beds
Women’s Hospital Auxiliary formed by Sue
Neas with 127 Charter Members
New 7-story Central Tower added
increasing bed size to 376
Opening of MCH
Family Health Clinic
Creation of Ector County
Hospital District
7-story West Tower opened
increasing bed capacity to 353
First open heart
surgery performed
Selected as teaching hospital for Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center
Affiliation with Children’s
Miracle Network Telethon
Construction of the East Wing, expanded Coronary
Care Unit (CCU), Telemetry Unit and two
additional floors added to the Central Tower