Documents on the pioneering work of the Crichton Royal Institution in Dumfries are now recognised by Unesco.
Schoolchildren are invited to suggest a name which is "friendly and suitable for a healthcare setting".
Dumfries and Galloway has seen 12 deaths in just three months - with nine in the Wigtownshire area alone.
Dorothy Thomson faces a wait for her operation after turning down a 300-mile round trip from Dumfries.
Lily Jencks says it is "very moving" to give something back to the area her mother Maggie Keswick Jencks was from.
Maissie Presslie says she has been shocked by the level of dental provision in Dumfries and Galloway.
The head of health and social care in Dumfries and Galloway says the pressure on services is unsustainable.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway reintroduced face masks in hospitals to tackle rising flu and norovirus cases.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway apologises to victims at a residential unit in Dumfries.
