From left, Lorraine Diggs, Cecil Miller, Kimberly Fish, Jessica Green, Amber Frame, Dr. Eric Arnone and Catherine Caster celebrate UPMC Chautauqua WCA hospital's 133rd birthday Wednesday. Hospital administrators presented cupcakes to employees at the hospital's headquarters along Foote Avenue and to their satellite locations. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips

Jamestown’s hospital might have a relatively new name, but UPMC Chautauqua WCA celebrated its 133rd birthday Wednesday.

On May 23, 1885, the first charter for the Woman’s Christian Association of Jamestown was passed, which started the one-room hospital in a boarding house for young, working women. On Wednesday, hospital administrators celebrated the anniversary by delivering cupcakes to employees at their headquarters along Foote Avenue and at their satellite locations.

“It was a fun day today, with the executive managers delivering cupcakes,” said Cecil Miller, UPMC Chautauqua WCA vice president of operations. “We went around to the satellite centers and talked about our history. Even with the new name, we have the same doctors who care about the community and their patients.”

Miller said even with the merger with UPMC, which was finalized in 2016, and their new name, WCA officials are grateful to the hospital’s long history. He said by integrating with UPMC, hospital officials have ensured that the facility should be around for at least another 133 years. He added that by being part of a larger health care system, they have new access to training, additional education opportunities and improved physician recruitment.

“We’re proud of our history of caring and being committed to the community,” he said. “With UPMC, we are still committed to keeping health care here in Jamestown.”

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