In a short five years after opening its doors, this locally funded cottage hospital grew to 16 beds and an X-ray machine room. By the 1950s, the Homestead Building was bursting at the seams with 11 members on the medical staff and a new operating room on the third floor.
It was time for a new building.
Fundraising began in 1961. APD transitioned from a cottage hospital to a modern hospital in 1964. A new brick building, located behind the Homestead Building, was constructed in the center of campus.
The brick building is still the home of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital today. It has gone through some changes, such as a renovation to add a medical-surgical inpatient wing in 2012 and the addition of a 10-bed short stay surgical unit in 2021. It currently houses admissions, administrative offices, Alice’s Café, a busy Emergency Services department, Materials Management, MRI/CT/EKG, and Same Day Surgery and Recovery (PACU). It’s a hub of healthcare activity, where patients and visitors will always find an example of the caring and kindness APD is known for.