Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-01
TEN FINE HOSPITALS OPEN
Omaha Well Equipped with Places
for the Care of the Sick
and Injured.

There are ten hospitals In Omaha COM
bined they have capacity for 1000 patients
More than 10 900 persons are treated in them
annually, Buildings and grounds are esti-
mated to be worth 100000 improvements.
including new buildings, are planned to cost
about 100000. To all of the hospitals pa
tients are admitted without sectarian quail
fications. One-half of the service rendered
is free.
The oldest hospital is the Creighton Me-
mortal. better known as ST. Joseph It was
established in 1870. In 1890 through be-
quests Of Mrs. Edward Creighton and
gifts Of Count John A. Creighton large
new buildings on South Tenth street were
built These are worth $4,000 and in
clude special building for surgical opera
tions and clinics and a So, 900 chapel The
hospital is in charge of the Sisters Of ST.
Francis, Catholic, and can handle 200 pa
TENTS at one time and is one Of the finest
hospitals in the west new building TO
cost $4,000 is planned.
Clarkson hospital, lbs Dodge street, IS
the second oldest institution of its kind
having been founded by the late Bishop
Clarkson in the early SOs 1t is conducted
under patronage Of the Episcopal church
and has training school for nurses. The
present capacity is thirty-five. A new
Sl50,O0 building IS to be built this year.
Emmanuel hospital at Thirty-fourth and
Meredith avenue is operated under the aus
pices of the Swedish Lutheran church. II
is fifteen years old and has capacity for
about nifty patients. The Emmanuel Dea-
coness institute for training nurses is con-
Quoted in addition.
new $4,000 brick building is being con-
e.Zl.
structed at Thirty-siNth and Cunning streets
Tor the Methodist Episcopal hospital For
twenty years the institution has been con-
Quoted at 4l9 South Twentieth street AL
though it's capacity is only forty patients.
more than LOCO persons are cared for an
nually.
The Wise Memorial hospital was organ
lzed by the leading Jewish citizens about
hNe years ago. II has occupied the j. J.
Brown estate mansion at 222j Sherman ave-
nue.. where a capacity for thirty patients
was afforded. A new $4,000 building is
to be built this year on Harvey street
near Twenty-ffth.
The Omaha Emergency hospital. main
tanned by the city, has room for 100 pa
TENTS and is one of the best eouIpned
affairs OF its kind in the west. 1t was
constructed about four years ago at a cost
the purpose Of isolatng persons afflicted
with contagious diseases, for this reason
being located outside the city on a fifteen
acre tract.
The Douglas County hospital Is a large
institution with room for go PATIENTS
About 5000 persons are admitted annually
The buildings were erected In 1855. Ser
vice, Of course. is entirely gratuitous.
The Swedish hospital was established
about three years ago and is maintained
by the people of that nationality 1t is
located at s2s North Twenty-seventh street
and has capacity for about thirty patients
The Presbyterian hospital at Twenty
sixth and Marcy streets, is now a private
Institution. 1t has been in existence a
number Of years and has accommodations
FOR about thirty patients
The Central hospital is a private hos
pital. at 22l2-l4 Seward street with capacitv
FOR about twenty-six patients II is a com
paratively new establishment.