[3] After a 12-year fundraising effort, Appleton Memorial Hospital opened in 1958.

[4] The hospital was renamed Appleton Medical Center in 1984.

They would have then built a brand new mega-hospital to serve the Fox Cities.

The representative also said that newer medical procedures, bring the need for different facilities.

[5] On October 25, 2017, it was announced that the plan was abandoned and instead they would focus on remodeling the two hospitals.