Manatee Memorial Hospital (MMH) is a private 319-bed health care facility located in

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History

Manatee Memorial Hospital was first proposed in 1939 by the Bradenton Women's Club and other prominent members of the community. Its construction was delayed with the United States' entry into

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

with initial fundraising beginning in 1947. The hospital would open as Manatee Veterans Memorial Hospital on February 23, 1953, with a capacity of 100 beds. The hospital was renamed to its current name on July 1, 1963, to prevent people confusing the hospital as a

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facility due to "Veterans" in its name.

References

Hospitals in Florida Buildings and structures in Bradenton, Florida Hospital buildings completed in 1953 {{authority control