Arrangement
The first box contains the documents of the Kishwaukee Community Health Services Center Campaign, the organization behind the creation of the hospital. The rest of the collection is arranged chronologically.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Kishwaukee Community Health Services Center Campaign began in 1969, after a report by A.T. Kearney and Company recommended a single hospital to face the growing needs of the DeKalb/ Sycamore area. The campaign began searching for donation to build the new hospital. Herman C .Cortelyou served as the General Campaign Chairman.
In 1971, the DeKalb AgResearch Company donated land at the Bethany and Sycamore Road intersection for the future site of the hospital. Controversy over whether to renovate the current DeKalb Public Hospital delayed construction until 1974. The Kishwaukee Community Hospital began admitting patients on December 27, 1975, with the DeKalb Public Hospital becoming Barb City Manor, a retirement community.
