Medical establishment comes to Homer — Part 1
In the early days of formal medicine in Homer, doctors and dentists were often forced to improvise.
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Medical establishment comes to Homer — Part 1
When Dr. John Fenger glimpsed into the operatory in the old Homer Hospital Health Center one day in 1961, he witnessed an unusual tableau: Dr. Calvin Fair, a visiting dentist from Soldotna, stood over a patient, with blood evident on the dentist and on the patient’s bib and mouth. On the floor, unconscious, lay Dr. Fair’s wife, Jane, who had been assisting with the removal of a difficult, impacted wisdom tooth.
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