It was Sept. 1, 1951, when the 90-bed Hall County Hospital opened its doors at 743 Spring St. in Gainesville On Monday, 65 years later, a group of panelists gathered at what is now Northeast Georgia Medical Center to reminisce further on the roots of the local facility. Current and former leaders of the Medical Center showed up at the hospital’s Walters Auditorium for the 65th anniversary celebration. It included “A Walk Down Memory Lane,” led by seven guest speakers.