The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29

and development that realize the rapid
strides of advancement that have
been made, and who look with pride
upon what has been accomplished. In
hospital work and treatment, as in
every other field of science, the ad-
vance has been steady and certain and
particularly marked of late years.
Formerly the hospital was looked
upon as a refuge for sufferers who were
so hapless as to be both without home
and means. For such unfortunates the
hospitals still exist, and are, if any
thing, more numerous than ever.
The hospital of today, however, is a
very different institution from that of
a few years ago.
Experience has demonstrated that in
cases of surgical operations especially,
as we'll as in cases of severe illness, the
hospital is the proper place for treat
ment But instead of taking such pa
tents away, as was customary for
merly, they are treated here and with
such marked success that the sufferers
are brought in from the neighboring
states and in this way the fame of Our
hospitals has gone abroad and within
very few years they have received
proper recognition and won q place at
the very head of like institutions Of
the west.
So the patients are brought from
palaces as we'll as modest homes or
no homes at ALL For no matter how
luxurious the home may be, in the
great majority of cases where impor-
tant operations must be performed, the
arrangements at the hospitals make
them desirable for the patients.
INDICEs OF ADVANCEMENT.
There are certain things that are
now a days taken as indices Of the
character of q city. The school system
may be cited as one and the hospitals
as another. Salt Lake is we'll abreast
of the times in both of these. It has
two magnificent hospitals, and at one,
St Marks, there is a training school
for nurses. st. Mark was established
chiefly through the efforts of the late
DR. j. f Hamilton, in the '70's, for the
aid Of miners, and has been in opera
ton ever since, although it was not
incorporated until 1879 In the autumn
of 1893 the old hospital on the corner
Of Fifth East and Third South streets
was abandoned and the handsome new
hospital opposite the Warm Springs,
which was just completed. was put into
use. Last year a new wing was added
to the building which almost doubled
the facilities of the institution.
The history of the hospital has been
reviewed before in these columns, and
it is enough now to say that its devel
opment is due to the generous support
of the leading men Of Salt Lake. As it
now stands, it is q model of conven-
fence, embodying the latest ideas in
hospital architecture. 1t is thoroughly
equipped for work. has a competent
medical staff and CORPS of we'll
trained nurses. The rooms are bright,
airy and we'll kept, While the operating
room is large and connexions and
fitted up in q manner that makes it
possible to give the best attention to
those who need surgical aid Two years
ago an ambulance was added TO the
hospital equipment, St Marks being
reasonably proud Of having introduced
ambulance service here, and much sui"
fering having been prevented by this
efficient mode of transportation. As 1t
stands today the hospital can accom-
modate So patients, the number there
usually being pretty well up to the
limit
The institution is under the manage.
ment of Rev. D. Douglas Wallace, who
possesses rare executive ability and
who has made the mana cement { such
institutions his special study.
THE HOSPITAL STAFF
The hospital staff is composed of Rev.
D. Douglas Wallace, resident superin-
tendent; DR. f. S. Bascon, medical d.
ty, Dr.. A. S. Bower, DR.. A. c. Mac
Lean, Dr. Samuel Hughes, DR.. J. c. E.
King. DR.. G. B. Pfoutz and DR.. A. G.
Behle, resident physician.
THE TRUSTEES.
The members of the board of trus-
tees are: Bishop Leonard, president;
Rev. L. B. RidgeIy, secretary treas
urer; Hon. r. G. Chambers, H G. Wal