The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-01
THE DESERET HOSPITAL,

In Msy, 1881, an association Of ladies
was formed in this city for the express
purpose of establishing hospital for the
sick and injured, where they might re-
ceive the best medical care an j nursing,
aud the attention of physicians skilled in
the science OF medicine. The officers of
the association consist Of q president, z.
r. Snow Smith; vice president, Zins D.
q. Ioung; secretary, Emmeline B.
Wells, and treasurer Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bar
rett; 81 executive board OF nine, and
committee on ways and mesns. The
officers and executive board manage al
he financial affairs Of the Institution.
The building known as the Deseret
Hospital is situated in t1e Twelfth WsrG
in this city, and wss previously occupied
by the Sisters of the Holy Cross Hos.
pital. The house was dedicated by Pres.
ldent John Taylor and his counselors
for an invsllds' home on the 18th of
July, 1884,, and then opened for the sd
mission of patients, DR.. Ellen B. Fergu-
son was installed IS resident surgeon,
and Drs. ". +. Anderson s. b. Young
and K. b. Pratt as visiting surgeons, etc.
Subsequently change was made in the
medical department, and Miss Matte
Paul hughes succeeded DR.. Ferguson as
resident surgeon, and has occupied
the position since October, 1882 Dr..
Anderson. swell known as inexperienced
and careful surgeon, attends a. the
regular visiting physician, assisting ard
directing Miss Hughes, who though quite
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profession and q skillful practitioner.
Drs. K. B. Pratt, E. r. Ship and E. S,
Barney are also visiting physicians. The
surgery is we'll supplied with everything
necessary for the performance Of surgi-
csl operations. The instruments are the
best that could be purchased in New
1o.k. The house vii! acc immediate be-
tween thirty and forty patients, though
the average number thus far has been
about sixteen.
Up TO the present time the fees from
patients hsve only been about one-ffth
OF the entire expense of the treatment.
The wards sre we'll supplied with every
comfort Jecesssry. and the modern con-
veniences and furnishings ;ast are so
we'll adapted 20 tae sick room. II fact,
it is more like home than hospital.
Prayers sre held regularly morning AID
evening, and ON Sunday serv .c,s Of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter.dsv
Saints ar held there, and thu crAueut
administered TO sill in the house who are
members OF the church. These meetings
are under the direct supervision of the
bishop OF the ward, VIII appoints the
elders IL preside over the meetings from
time 10 time.
The members of the Deseret Hospital
Association are expected 10 pay az an-
nual subscription of one dollar each, sud
each branch OF the Relief S5cety one
dollar per month, ana slao the Y. L. snd
7. nj. Associations towards detraying
the expenses ofthe institution.
Free donations have been given from
time to time by individuals and several
concerts and entertainments have given
their proceeds to the Hospital. The
Unity Club have been exceedingly lib
eral in this respect and the Ladies' Bazsr
held in the Social Hall contributed over
a thousand dollars.
The various societies and associations
of the sisters have been most liberal in
supplying the hnspitsl with bedding,
quilts, e.c., and many other useful
things.
TIE great need of the association is
building Of its own suitable 10 The re-
q1irements Of such an institution:
VI ereas now heavy rent, in addition
to other necessary expenses, pisces the
ladies who manage it at eat dissd.
vantage.