Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-04-27
A " 0RTHY PROJECT

Jubt Nv tulh uula kuhuOu ~ one
OF the most promising towns in the
INLAND Empire and while It's com-
nieFcla! and business future seems
10 be assured there are many
things which the town needs TO
bring II into the front rauk Of the
most progressive towns and small
cities Of the Pacific Northwest. One
Of these thing--and the one the
GLong desires TO direct particular
attention to at this time--is u mod.
ern hospital equipped with every
convenience and safeguard for the
successful practice Of modern sur
gerry. Under present conditions
every citizen Of the town or sur
rounding country who is 80 un.
fortunate as 10 become victim Of
some malady which requires deli
cate surgical operation must be
subjected to the hardship Of a trip
Of almost 200 miles 10 Portland be-
fore the operation can be attempt.
cd, not because of the lack Of skill.
ed surgeons, but because the prop.
or facilities for performing the op.
Grafton under The right sanitary
conditions are not 10 be had a.
home. This situation not only en-.
tails heavy expense on the patti.
ent but IL reduces the chances for
a successful operation aud for the
ultimate recovery OF the subject.
The GLOBE Is reliably informed
that a movement Is about 10 be-
started here having for its object
the establishment Of such an in
stitution In Condor and IL hopes
to see every business man aud
every citizen Of the entire con-.
munity lend the project their
heartiest material assistance and
moral support, In launching Il
proposition Of this nature it is Of
the highest importance that the peo.
pie in charges hould be thoroughly
familiar with the work undertaken
aud that they should be in a posi-.
ton to not only organize aud equip
but TO carry on the work success.
fully and permanently.
Rev. Father Kelly, pastor Of the
Catholic churches Of this district,
has interested himself in this pro.
ject for the past year or more and
we understand that the outlook at
this time is very favorable for a
hospital, Father Kelly has been
in correspondence with different
orders OF bis church, the sisters of
which make a speciality Of hospital
work aud while the demand for
competent nurses and hospital
workers in these orders is always
greater than the supply it is hoped
that arrangements can be perfected
at an early date which will insure
a first.class hospital for Condor.
In this connection it may not be
amiss to say that II is wrong to as.
sumo that hospital organized and
conducted by Catholic sisters is a
sectarian institution. Religious
belief cuts no figure in the treat
nent of disease or in the care and
attention given patients, Public
patronage, in this as in any other
undertaking will insure success
and successful results will alone
bring increased patronage. The
medical staff at ST. Vincent's hos.
pital in Portland are mostly nom
Catholic and many of the nurses
in training there are likewise not
members of that church. Skill,
not religious belief Is the requisite.
The success of the new hospital
at Heppner, which was organized a
year ago under the same auspices
which are proposed for Condor is
earnest of what can be accomplish
ed by such an institution in a
country. town. Since its opening
last January one physician alone
has successfully operated on IA
cases of appendicitis and other
serious ailments and the nurses in
charge, who were trained at St.
Vincent's in Portland, state that
patients generally seem to recover
much more speedily than they do
in the large city hospitals, the rea-
son given being that the climatic
conditions are much more favor
able than in the lower and denser
altitude. Such an excellent record
pleased the people Of that town
and they are now contributing
generously for a larger and more
modern hospital building which il