In response to this need, the Social Service League purchased a house at 3rd and Maine Streets and donated it to the City of Lawrence to establish a hospital.

Through fundraising efforts, $10,000 was raised to renovate and equip the building, and Lawrence Memorial Hospital officially opened its doors on January 17, 1921.

Recognizing this need, Elizabeth Miller Watkins offered a donation of $200,000 to construct a new hospital.

[2] In the mid-2000s, Lawrence Memorial Hospital announced the beginning of a $35 million expansion project.

[4][5] Lawrence Memorial Hospital is owned and operated by the non-profit LMH Health.