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Dedication ceremonies in November 1947, marking the opening of the George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Langdale, Alabama. This was the first hospital project approved under the Hospital Survey and Construction Act of 1946, also known as the Hill-Burton Act. The Act authorized federal grants to the states to survey their hospitals and public health centers, to plan construction of additional facilities, and to assist in their construction. Federal hospital construction funds were allocated on the basis of population and per capita income, the states with the lower income receiving more per capita than the wealthier states. This program has proved to be very valuable in establishing additional hospital facilities and health centers throughout the country, particularly in rural areas.
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