An Adventist minister by the name of Starbuck lent him the first month's rent for small house where Belknap set up a medical practice.

[3] The couple soon relocated to the Reed Mansion, which provided them with 20 patient beds, a surgical ward, office, kitchen and dining room.

The stable was re-modeled into treatment rooms and a nurse's dormitory and in 1896, the Belknaps moved from the area and the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church obtained the facility.

The church added a two-year nurses training program and formed a health food company in 1897.

William Holden, M.D., joined the staff in 1903 and soon took the position of medical director, which he would hold till his death in 1955.

This modern facility was equipped with private rooms that had hot and cold running water, the first of its kind in Oregon.

"Operation Keep Step," consisting of eleven ambulances and five wheelchair cars transferred all patients, equipment and staff without seriously disrupting hospital services.