Wood Sign
White painted wood sign, 60″ x 28″, with black paint for text, of the Westford Osteopathic Hospital. The hospital was run by Dr. Ralph Coleman (1902 – 1948) at 10 Hildreth Street between 1937 and 1942. Dr. Coleman also served on the town’s Board of health from 1941 – 1944. Services at this hospital included tonsil and vaccination clinics, ambulance (from any reasonable distance), and X-rays. Beginning in the late 1800s, Osteopathic Medicine is a type of medical care that focuses on the body’s ability to heal itself. Lifestyle and overall body function are major concentrations in the holistic discipline. The sign was donated by Michael and Maureen Woodford of Westford.
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