The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

Salt Lake has three w"ell-regulated
and well-equipped hospitals. They are
st. Marks, the Holy Cross and the pri-
vate hospital of Drs. Keogh and Hos
mer.
ST. MARKS HOSPITAL.
st. Marks hospital was the first hos
pital in Utah and vas established in
1872, and Incorporated in 1878. This hos
pital was a great blessing to the peo-
pie of the community n the mining
camps around. 1t occupied buildings at
the corner of Third South and Fifth
East streets until 1898, when its pres
ent quarters were finished and h hos
pital renewed to it. This building is
a large and airy one, situated in the
northern part of the city opposite the
Warm Springs. II is a pleasant,
healthy and suitable site, commanding
a beautiful view of the surrounding
mountains and valley.
In the main building are the apart
ments of the superintendent, the resi-
dent physician, reception rooms, din
ing room, etc. There is also a most per-
feet operating room, furnished with the
latest and most improved appliances
used in surgery. During the past year
a complete and expensive apparatus OF
the most modern pattern for the steril-
ization of instruments has been placed
in the operating room. The laboratory
is also most complete and is fitted out
in the latest and most approved style.
The wards are light and airy ones,
furnished with every care toward the
convenience, welfare and comfort of the
patients. y corps Of trained nurses are
in constant attendance, having quar-
ters in the hospital. There is also a
training school for nurses in the hos
pital. wher they are fitted to perform
all the duties required of trained
nurses. In connection with the hospital
is kept an ambulance.
The capacity of the hospital is ninety
beds. most of these being filed at all
times. The number of cases cared for
during the past year amounts to about
1,200. A great many of these came from
wyoming. Nevada, Idaho and other ad-
iacent states. This number is greatly
in excess of those treated in 1897.
The training school, which is a very
important department of the hospital,
has been running for about four years
under the same management as the
hospital. "A limited number of young
ladies are admitted to this school and
receive the most explicit instructions in
all that pertains to the duties of a
trained nurse.
The present board of trustees is as
follows: The Rev Abiel Leonard, d
d. president; the Rev. ]. B. Halsey,
secretary; r. c. Chambers, H. c.. Wal
lace. George NJ. Scott, George A. Lowe
and NJ. H. Walker.
The medical and surgical staff COM
prise the following;
DR.. +. s. Bascom. medical director;
\. S. Bower. diseases of children;
DR.. f. s. Bascom, gy~necologist; DR.. S.
H. Pinkerton. surgeon; DR. G. e.
Pfoutz. oculist and aurist: DR.. A. c.
L --+l--V,-s-+- n TTnino ITTnrfh-
genitO-urinary diseases; DR.. A.
Ewing, physician; DR.. Isgreen, resi-
dent physician.
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL.
The Holy Cross hospital, or st.
Mary's, is another large institution. 1t
is a large brick building located on First
South street near Eleventh East street.
is run by the Catholic sisters, who
compose the nurse corps under the di-
rection of the sister superior. This
hospital has a capacity of 125 patients
the wards are all we'll lighted, airy
constructed with a view to the en-
welfare of patients.
During the past year the hospital has
averaged forty patients a day, which is
a considerable increase over that of
1897. a great many of the patients
have come to this hospital from Wyom-
ing. Nevada, Idaho and other states.
fact they come to the hospital from
all of the intermountein states. The
medical staff at present consists of DR..
Fowler, Dr.. Richards, DR.. Niles, Dr..
Root and DR.. Macelroy. Besides these
there are a number who visit
he hospital to attend patients of whom
hey have charge.
At present there are about forty pa
tents in the hospital.
During the past veal the building has
Undergone some repairs and the insti-
.ution has been improved. There is an
EXCELLENT operating room, fitted with
most modern appliances and instru-
nents of g and laboratories and
departments necessary in a hos
,ital.
KEOGH-HOSMER HOSPITAL.
The private hospital of Drs. Keogh
nd HoSmer is located at the corner Of
North and First West streets,
n q pleasant and healthy position. This
was opened just a year ago,
beer fitted UP in the most mod
and approved style by it's found
RS. The hospital has a capacity of
hirty patients and is arranged in
wards, private rooms, operating room,
laboratory, etc. During the past year
attendance at the hospital has been
0 great as to necessitate the enlarge
nent of it. ~he number of patients
AIRED for during the past year was
bout 200, the beds being nearly all oc-
upied at all times.
The medical staff consists of Drs.
Bosmer, Wetzel and Castleman.
In addition &c these hospitals there
in the city a number of sanitariums,
lcluding an institution for the treat
lent of the alcoholic and kindred hab-