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One hundred years ago, on September 4, 1911, the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital opened its doors to patients and their doctors. Given to the community in memory of Huntingdon’s most successful entrepreneur, the hospital has strived since its inception to succeed in the reputation it enjoys as of late as an institution of advanced medical knowledge, skill, and service. Medical practice has undergone revolutionary change all over the hospital’s first century; the hospital has worked diligently to keep abreast of that modify. Yet its mission―to regard all who enter its doors, without regard to their ability to pay―has remained unchanged. Deep emotions are tied to hospital experiences. Generations of area residents have been born on the hospital, and generations have availed themselves of its products and services to succeed in and care for good health. A century after its founding, J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital continues to play an important role within the lives of people within the communities surrounding Huntingdon.