A
Regional Hospital
1985 As the shiny new facility neared
completion, High Point Memorial officially changed its name
to High Point Regional Hospital, to reflect the new focus
on quality health care for High Point and surrounding communities
in Guilford, Randolph, Davidson and Forsyth counties and
throughout the Triad.
Ribbon
Cutting
1985 On Nov. 8, 1985, en route to a campaign
fund raiser, then Vice President George Bush visited High
Point Regional Hospital’s nearly completed facility
and presided at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. He congratulated
High Point on the construction of its new hospital and, more
importantly, on “the propensity of one American to help
another.”
U.S. Surgen
General, C. Everett Koop, MD
February 28, 1986
Moving Day
1986 An underground tunnel, connecting the
old hospital to the new, provided a thoroughfare for transferring
patients to the new facility on January 8, 1986.
"A Marvelous
New Facility" "I would submit to you that a change
has come upon the practice of medicine. Gone are the days
when a hospital merely can be concerned about the alleviation
of suffering and the saving of lives. Today, doctors in particular,
and healthcare providers in general, are expected to be involved
in a number of social issues that are not in the traditional
practice of medicine. I believe you have a very exciting era
ahead of you. And think what an advantage you have to see
it all happen within the walls of an institution like this
and under the influence of this marvelous new facility."
—C. Everett Koop, M.D., U.S. Surgeon General
High Point Regional Hospital dedication ceremony, Feb. 28,
1986
The
Endowment Fund 1986
In 1986, the Hospital's Board of Trustees established a formal
"safety net" for health care in the community by
creating the Endowment Fund. The intent was to insure the
hospital’s ability to meet the constantly changing demands
of providing health care.
A
Regional Hospital
Ribbon
Cutting
The
Endowment Fund