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Dr. Maurice C. Kropf and his wife were largely instrumental in founding Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital where Kropf was chief of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. The original building was planned and drawn-up by architect Herman J. Albrecht in 1952. <ref name="Albrecht">1952-MAY-26, Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, <em>Herman J. Albrecht Architect</em>, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio</ref>. An addition was added in 1958<ref name="Yager"></ref>. Another addition was added in 1970.<ref name="Mallalieu"></ref>
 
Dr. Maurice C. Kropf and his wife were largely instrumental in founding Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital where Kropf was chief of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. The original building was planned and drawn-up by architect Herman J. Albrecht in 1952. <ref name="Albrecht">1952-MAY-26, Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, <em>Herman J. Albrecht Architect</em>, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio</ref>. An addition was added in 1958<ref name="Yager"></ref>. Another addition was added in 1970.<ref name="Mallalieu"></ref>
  
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It became [[Orrville Pointe]], a part of the [[JAG Healthcare Inc.]] company, a 47-bed skilled nursing and long term care facility. Orrville Pointe specializes in short term rehabilitation, with a focus on maximum functional gain for long-term sustainability in the home.
 
It became [[Orrville Pointe]], a part of the [[JAG Healthcare Inc.]] company, a 47-bed skilled nursing and long term care facility. Orrville Pointe specializes in short term rehabilitation, with a focus on maximum functional gain for long-term sustainability in the home.
  
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==Quick Facts==
 
==Quick Facts==
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*  1952 - Architect Herman J. Albrecht draws plans for the Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital.<ref name="Albrecht">1952-MAY-26, Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, <em>Herman J. Albrecht Architect</em>, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio</ref>
 
*  1952 - Architect Herman J. Albrecht draws plans for the Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital.<ref name="Albrecht">1952-MAY-26, Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, <em>Herman J. Albrecht Architect</em>, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio</ref>
 
*  1954 - opened its doors for business.
 
*  1954 - opened its doors for business.

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  • Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital
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Founded
  • 1954
Dissolved
  • 1986
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    • 230 S. Crown Hill Rd., Orrville, 44667, Ohio, United States

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Dr. Maurice C. Kropf and his wife were largely instrumental in founding Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital where Kropf was chief of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. The original building was planned and drawn-up by architect Herman J. Albrecht in 1952. [1]. An addition was added in 1958[2]. Another addition was added in 1970.[3]

The hospital opened its doors in 1954. Its name was first changed to Wayne General Hospital and then Wayne General and Podiatry Hospital. It closed in the summer of 1986.

It became Orrville Pointe, a part of the JAG Healthcare Inc. company, a 47-bed skilled nursing and long term care facility. Orrville Pointe specializes in short term rehabilitation, with a focus on maximum functional gain for long-term sustainability in the home.


Dr. Maurice Kropf and his wife were largely instrumental in founding Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital where Kropf was chief of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. The original building was planned and drawn-up by architect Herman J. Albrecht in 1952. [1]. An addition was added in 1958[2]. Another addition was added in 1970.[3]

The hospital opened its doors in 1954. Its name was first changed to Wayne General Hospital and then Wayne General and Podiatry Hospital. It closed in the summer of 1986.

Quick Facts

  • 1952 - Architect Herman J. Albrecht draws plans for the Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital.[1]
  • 1954 - opened its doors for business.
  • 1958 - an addition is added to the building.[2]
  • 1970 - an addition is added to the building.[3]
  • 1973 - named changed to Wayne General Hospital.
  • -- - name changed to Wayne General and Podiatry Hospital.
  • 1986 - hospital closed.
  • -- - building sold to JAG Healthcare Inc. and name changed to Orrville Pointe.
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1952-MAY-26, Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, Herman J. Albrecht Architect, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 1958-MAY-15, Addition to the Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, Yager & Richards Architects, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 1970-MAR-02, Addition to the Orrville Community Osteopathic Hospital, Mallalieu, Ross, Roberts & Doll Architects, from blueprints in the collections of the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio