UH Conneaut Medical Center

The first hospital was established in 1896 by Dr. Cole and was located in part of his home at 313 Main St. It closed in 1920 after his death. The second hospital was General Hospital located on Harbor Street, which opened in1898. It included a nursing school, however it closed in 1904 because of emerging regulations. Grace Hospital was founded in 1903 by nurses Susie Simmond and Ann Arthur. The medical staff was headed by Dr. Upson. It opened with five patient rooms on the second floor of the building located at the corner of Main and Washington Streets. Once the decision was made to open a new hospital, it took the ladies one month to make repairs to the rooms and find furnishings which were mostly donated used items from the community. Linens were purchased from Peltons. Grace Hospital moved to a house at the comer of Harbor and 15th Streets in 1905. It remained open until 1922 when their equipment was donated to Brown Memorial Hospital.

The hospital was named for the John and Arethusa (Hosford) Brown Family. John had move to Conneaut from Vermont in 1819. The hospital is located on land that John purchased in 1822. At that time it consisted of 120 acres and became a working farm. The family mansion was donated for use as a hospital in 1919 after the death of George Morton Brown. G. Morton was shot during a robbery in the home and died a few days later.

UH Conneaut Medical Center is committed to its communities. Throughout the many changes that have taken place since 1922, the people have supported it through their financial donations and by serving in many volunteer capacities. We are known for our personal, hometown care and are proud to offer quality medical care to our community.