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community hospital of san bernardino
dr. william henry mills fellow in the royal college of surgeons and the royal college of physicians in london arrived in san bernardino california in february 1903 . recruited by dr. george rowell as a medical partner dr. mills quickly realized that surgical facilities in san bernardino were woefully inadequate . determined to improve medical care in 1906 mills converted an old wooden residence at the corner of fourth and f streets into the marlborough hospital . in 1909 with the need for additional space acute dr. mills approached his friend attorney ralph swing for funding to purchase land at the site of an old adobe saloon located at the corner of fourth street and arrowhead avenue . in march of 1909 swing and mills purchased the land and began construction of a two story stucco hospital building with beds for 42 patients and a modern operating room . ramona hospital later renamed community hospital opened its doors in february 1910 and has operated continuously providing state of the art medical care for area residents .