George Edwin Cartmill

Background

Cartmill, George Edwin was born on December 26, 1918 in Plover, Wisconsin, United States. Son of George Edwin and Elsie Evelyn (Dobbie) Cartmill.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Center State Teachers College, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1938; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1947.

Career

High school teacher, Wisconsin, 1938-1941; assistant director, Harper Hospital, Detroit, 1947-1950; associate director, treasurer, Harper Hospital, 1950-1952; director, Harper Hospital, since 1952; president, trustee, Harper Hospital, 1966-1974; president, chief Executive officer, Harper-Grace Hospitals, Detroit, 1974-1983; trustee, Harper-Grace Hospitals, 1974-1995. Member advising committee hospitals division Will Keith Kellogg Foundation, 1956-1961. President Greater Detroit Area Hospital Council, 1952.

Trustee Blue Cross-Blue Shield ofMich., 1952-1985, vice Chairman of the Board, 1962-1985. Vice president Tri-Eastern State Hospital Assembly, 1958-1959. Committee administration Wayne State University School Medicine, 1953-1957, adjunct associate professor, 1972-1986.

Trustee, vice president Community Health, Inc., 1968;trustee Kresge Foundation, 1977-1990. Member President's National Advisory Committee Health Facilities, 1968, Task Force on Medicaid and Related Programs, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1970.

Achievements

• George Edwin Cartmill has been listed as a noteworthy hospital administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary life member Detroit Medical Center Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Fellow American College Health Care Executives (life fellow, regent 1970-1972, Gold medal award 1974), Detroit Academy Medicine (honorary). Member American Dietetics Association (honorary, advisory board 1963-1969), American Hospital Association (chairman county administrative practice 1959-1962, trustee 1962-1968, president 1966, Distinguished Svc.

1975), Michigan Hospital Association (president 1958, trustee 1952-1960), Association American Medical Colls. (executive county 1970-1972, chairman county teaching hospitals 1971-1972), Country Club of Detroit, Dolphin Head Golf Club.

Connections

Married Helen Marie Heimburg, February 20, 1948. Children: George Thomas, William Charles, Sara Jane.

Father:

George Edwin Cartmill

Mother:

Elsie Evelyn (Dobbie) Cartmill

Spouse:

Helen Marie Heimburg

child:

George Thomas Cartmill

child:

Sara Jane Cartmill

child:

William Charles Cartmill