Deaconess Gibson Hospital, formerly Gibson General Hospital, is a hospital institution in
Princeton, Indiana
Princeton is the largest city in and the county seat of Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,301 at the 2020 United States Census, and it is part of the greater Evansville, Indiana, Metropolitan Area.
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, serving largely
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.
History
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but also largely serves
Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 11,361. Its county seat is Mount Carmel. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt".
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as well. It is located along Sherman Drive at the northern end of Princeton's West Side or two blocks north of the
WRAY/
WRAY-FM
WRAY-FM (98.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Princeton, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at ...
Studios.
The current hospital has 64 slots for patients.
History
Princeton Sanatorium opened in 1907 and closed in 1910. Methodist Hospital Corporation re-established the hospital in 1917. It was renamed Gibson General Hospital and became an individual private hospital in 1941. From 1956 to 1962 the current hospital was built. It entered into a management agreement with the Deaconess Health System, based in
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
, in 2016.
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In June 2020 it signed an agreement to become a hospital within the Deaconess system.] It joined the system and received its current name on October 1, 2020.[
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See also
* Deaconess Hospital (Evansville, Indiana)
References
External links
Gibson General Site
Hospitals in Indiana
Healthcare in Evansville, Indiana
Healthcare in Southwestern Indiana
Buildings and structures in Gibson County, Indiana
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