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<p>Eventful Moment The first spadeful of earth for LibbyÕs new St. JohnÕs Lutheran Hospital was turned at ceremonies held at the new hospital site Sunday, May 13. The new structure will have 29 beds and cost an estimated $235,000, all but $75,000 of which has already been raised. Shown here from left are the Rev. Arthur O. Werfelmann, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, who acted as master of ceremonies, and George Neils, Walter Neils and Howard E. Ahlskog, members of the hospital board. Parker Studio photo from the May 24, 1951, files of The Western News.</p>

<p>Eventful Moment The first spadeful of earth for LibbyÕs new St. JohnÕs Lutheran Hospital was turned at ceremonies held at the new hospital site Sunday, May 13. The new structure will have 29 beds and cost an estimated $235,000, all but $75,000 of which has already been raised. Shown here from left are the Rev. Arthur O. Werfelmann, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, who acted as master of ceremonies, and George Neils, Walter Neils and Howard E. Ahlsko…

January 31, 2014

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Goodbye St. John's, hello Cabinet Peaks
January 31, 2014 11:59 a.m.

Goodbye St. John's, hello Cabinet Peaks

Hospital yields to Medical Center

With the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel, teams of healthcare workers transitioned 10 patients from St. John’s Lutheran Hospital to Cabinet Peaks Medical Center on Thursday, completing the move from the 61-year-old hospital to a modern state-of-the-art facility.