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Dosher Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, community hospital located in Southport, North Carolina. The hospital serves the township of Smithville (Southport, Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and The Players Club at St. James) and surrounding communities of Brunswick County. Opened on June 2, 1930 as Brunswick County Hospital, the hospital changed its name in 1939 to J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital to honor its chief surgeon, Dr. Julius Arthur Dosher. Established as a township owned hospital under Article 2 of the NC General § 131-4, Dosher Memorial Hospital is overseen by a publicly elected Board of Trustees. The hospital is licensed for 25 acute and 64 skilled nursing beds, and focuses on outpatient surgeries and procedures. Dosher Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. == Hospital tax == In 1976, Smithville Township voted 1,866 For and 344 Against to create a hospital tax district and to levy a 30-year tax of 4¢ per $100 assessed property valuation. This maneuver was intended to protect the hospital from hostile decisions by the county to close Dosher and build a new hospital in Supply, North Carolina. The election was challenged by opponents of the hospital but was allowed to stand by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In July 1978, it was revealed that another election had to be held in order to make changes in the bond issue. The people of Smithville Township were asked to vote once more and passed a new $3.2 million bond issue with 1,790 in favor and 79 opposed. The hospital tax expired in 2000 and the community was asked to renew the tax of 4¢ per $100 valuation for capital improvements, renovation, and new construction. The community voted in favor of the tax. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dosher Memorial Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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