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Dr. Yeager retired in 1980 after 42 years of unparalleled service to the county. In 1987, the Rockland County Health Center was officially changed to The Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center. Dr. Yeager was known to be "tough minded" but soft spoken and kept a low profile. He opposed having the complex named after him and at the dedication ceremony is quoted as saying the following, "In principle, that one person should be honored above so many others is embarrassing." | Dr. Yeager retired in 1980 after 42 years of unparalleled service to the county. In 1987, the Rockland County Health Center was officially changed to The Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center. Dr. Yeager was known to be "tough minded" but soft spoken and kept a low profile. He opposed having the complex named after him and at the dedication ceremony is quoted as saying the following, "In principle, that one person should be honored above so many others is embarrassing." | ||
β | Dr. Yeager was succeeded after his retirement by James M. Jones, MPH, a native of Haverstraw, NY. Jones was named Rockland County's first Commissioner of Health and Hospitals. | + | Dr. Yeager was succeeded after his retirement by James M. Jones, MPH, a native of [[Haverstraw]], NY. Jones was named Rockland County's first Commissioner of Health and Hospitals. |
Summit Park Hospital was named an LTACH (long-term acute care hospital) in the 1990's, and today it is the only Long Term Acute Care Hospital in Rockland, Orange and Westchester Counties. | Summit Park Hospital was named an LTACH (long-term acute care hospital) in the 1990's, and today it is the only Long Term Acute Care Hospital in Rockland, Orange and Westchester Counties. |