▁gar age , ▁and ▁amb ul ance ▁gar age . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Public ▁hospital ▁care ▁in ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁County ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁Min er ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Until ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁public ▁medical ▁care ▁occurred ▁at ▁several ▁locations ▁and ▁via ▁multiple ▁fund ing ▁mechan isms , ▁including ▁a ▁" Po or ▁Farm " ▁where ▁people ▁grew ▁their ▁own ▁food . ▁The ▁current ▁location ▁came ▁into ▁use ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁hospital ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁site , ▁designed ▁by ▁M . ▁Bak ker . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁County ▁Hospital , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁providing ▁care ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁a ▁private ▁hospital , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁problem ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁before ▁Social ▁Security , ▁especially ▁for ▁those ▁without ▁children ▁to ▁provide ▁assistance . ▁Exp ansion ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁when ▁architect ▁Charles ▁S . ▁H aire ▁designed ▁new ▁wings . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 5 0 ▁people ▁were ▁buried ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁in ▁a ▁county ▁c emetery , ▁although ▁the ▁markers ▁are ▁long ▁gone ▁and ▁the ▁exact ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Earth qu ake ▁and ▁re