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Hershner Hospital

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Hershner Hospital

Esbon, KS | Jewell County

In 1917, Dr. Charles Herschner opened a hospital in Esbon. It was the only hospital in Jewell County for 40 years. He was well-known for specializing in proctology and rectal diseases. Patients came to the hospital from Kansas, Nebraska, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wyoming, Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Idaho, and Arizona. The hospital closed in 1957. It is now a private residence and is drive by only.

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