The story
1900s
The Bellefonte Hospital was founded on July 8, 1902 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. It began in a frame house with six patient beds. In 1924, it was renamed Centre County Hospital; in 1971, it was renamed Centre Community Hospital. In 1972, the Mountainview Unit opened at the current location in State College, and the Bellefonte location was known as the Willowbank Unit. The Willowbank unit closed in 1978.
2000s
In 2003, the name was changed to Mount Nittany Medical Center. The facility has undergone several renovations and expansions. Some of the notable expansions include the addition of a 52,000 square foot east wing in 2010 and a cancer center in 2012. A 26,000 square foot cardiovascular pavilion opened in 2019 which includes cardiac catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab spaces, complete with imaging and monitoring technology. In 2023, construction began on a 10-story patient tower.
From Wikipedia’s article on Mount Nittany Medical Center, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5