1970s
Longtime Needham resident and Glover physician Dorathea Willgoose, MD, establishes the "Hospice for Needham" and works with hospital staff to coordinate discharge planning and care.
Willgoose's lifetime of advocacy on behalf of senior citizens earns her recognition and awards from town, state and federal offices.
1975
The Glover Memorial Aid Association is formally incorporated into the hospital structure. After First Lady Betty Ford undergoes breast cancer surgery, the nation begins to pay more attention to breast cancer screening. The Lobby Shop presents the Aid Association with a $13,000 check to start a fund to purchase mammography equipment.
"Volunteers are often the unsung heroines of the hospital; their reward comes from helping others and from being a member of a team whose message is service."
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Daily Transcript
, January 30, 1975
1976-1977
The original Glover Home and Hospital is torn down to make room for a $2.1 million expansion and renovation of the South Wing. From the 1940s to the 1960s, it had been a residence for nurses. Superintendent of Nursing Helen Linane, RN, was one of the last nurses to live there.
Aerial view showing original Glover Home and Hospital (#4) prior to demolition
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Demolition of the original Glover Home and Hospital and construction for South Wing addition, shown in hospital publication
Pulsebeat, February 1977
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Newspaper article "No One Wants Needham's Old Hospital," November 17, 1976
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Aerial view of expansion and renovation of South Wing, 1977
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Open House program, May 21, 1978
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"The Hospital and the Community 1910-1978" from the Open House program
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Hospital waiting room, 1978
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Newspaper article "Everyone came through for us," a letter from a Needham resident, January 1, 1977
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1979
The hospital establishes a community education program for CPR Training.
