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Collier County: Medical Frontiers

The beginnings of a medical community in Collier County

Aired 09/23/2005 | Rating NR

Untold Stories

Collier County: Medical Frontiers

Special | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

The beginnings of a medical community in Collier County

This popular Southwest Florida destination hasn't always been a bed of convenience and luxury. In the early days, the county was isolated and had no doctors. The first pioneers traveled a day or more to see doctors in Key West or Ft. Myers. By 1929, Collier County got its first hospital in Everglades City, but it took nearly 30 more years for a medical community to start developing.

Aired 09/23/2005 | Rating NR

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Untold Stories

Collier County: Medical Frontiers

Special | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

This popular Southwest Florida destination hasn't always been a bed of convenience and luxury. In the early days, the county was isolated and had no doctors. The first pioneers traveled a day or more to see doctors in Key West or Ft. Myers. By 1929, Collier County got its first hospital in Everglades City, but it took nearly 30 more years for a medical community to start developing.

Aired 09/23/2005 | Rating NR

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