Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-19
A FINE HOSPITAL FOR
SOUTHERN OREGON
Now Opened at Grants Pass
Beautiful Grounds Secured and
Will Erect Buildings.

Southern Oregon is now to have a
hospital and sanitarium and it is due
to the progressiveness of Grants Pass
that this long needed Institution has
been secured. AS conditions have
been, any one seriously hurt or in need
of surgical attention had to be sent
TO hospital in Portland or San Fran.
cisco. The long, fatiguing journey
has often OF itself caused long
delay in the recovery of the patient
and in many instances been the
known cause of the death of the in
valid. This journey also enstiled a
big expense as at least one attendant
was always necessary and very fire.
quently physician had to accom-
pany the patient Then to this was
added the heavy charges of the city
hospital and the big fees of the
operating surgeon. Experience has
demonstrated that the expense of
sending patient from Grants Pass or
other Southern Oregon town to Port
land or San Francisco hospital is sell
dom below $3.50 and it is more often
$500 to 5000 and instances have been
known in which the total expenses
have reached $1,000. Then to this bur-
den on the family is add the separa-
tion that has TO be endured from the
sick one, who can not be cheered up
and encouraged during the long.
weary days of the conyalescent period
with visits from the home folks and
friends. Southern regon people
having relatives or friends in hos
pital at Grants Pass can readily and
at little expense visit them and take
them home delicacies and new
clothing and other things.
The Grants Pass General Hospital
is now in active operation, and
though having accommodations for
but l6 patients it is as complete in
every convenience and comfort as is
the best city hospital. Temporary
quarters have been secured on the
second floor in the Hansen brick
block, two doors east of Thomas q
O'Neill's furniture store on East G
street. The rear section has been fit
ted up into two large, airy, well
lighted wards, one for men and the
other for women patients. The bed
steads are of the regulation hospital
pattern, white enameled and readily
kept clean and this obtains in botl
wards where every precaution il
taken to have the most perfect aceptiC
conditions. The front section OF
the floor is also divided into two
rooms. One is we'll furnished Office
and reception room and the other il
the operating room. This room il
fitted with the latest improved opera
ting table and all surgical appli
anoes Vanished linoleum is on tn,
floor and the walls are SO that the.
can be made absolutely aceptic an,
clean. The middle section of tn
floor is devoted TO bath and toile
rooms and fer wsrdrobes and storag
purposes
The Hospital is under tine charge Q
Miss Mary L. Webb, who has been en-
gagged as matron. Miss Webb is froI
Portland. where she has been hea
nurse fol- several years in Goo
Samaritan Hospital and she come
with the highest of recommendation
from the Hospital aud from Portlan
surgeons. Her speciality is surgici
work, though she is thoroughly poste
on all classes of hospital and generi
nursing. In connection with III
, hospital nurses training schoC
will be conducted and two lady al
q prentices have already entered. tt
a training will be as thorough and con
plete as that given in the city ho
q pitals and graduates will be able
hold a position in any hopsital tt
nurses training department will
!, under the general supervision of
board of lady managers composed I
Mrs W. C. Hale, Mr.. W. NJ. Hal
Mrs N. p Dodge, Mrs. Arthur Coz
kiln, Mrs. J. d. Fry, Mrs. c. I
Sampson, Mrs. E c. Dixon, Mrs.
E. Hair and Mrs, G.. E. Good
The management of the Hospit
. will be held by board of governo
- composed of p. II Harth, presiden
DR.. r. @. Kelsey, secretary; G.. ]
u, Riddle, treasurer; g. W Donne
aud G. L. Harmon. There is also
i financo committee to look after tn
> important feature to the success of
hospital. This committee is col
10 posed Of G.. G.. Ament II. L. Gilke
I. p. Cramer, l. b. Hall, /.
Jewell, II c. Kinney John II. vii
Jams. The direct management Of T.
hospital will be by DR.. r. c. Kelsa
)" who will also be at the head OF t
. surgical aud medical staff. T
other members Of the staff are Dr.
W. Van Dyke, DR.. W. II. Flanaga
u Dr. f. d. Stricken, DR.. W
- Kremer, DR.. T. f. Beard. DR.. An
10 Douglas, DR.. G.. H. Douglas, DR..
p. Love, DR.. J. c. Smith, DR.. VI.
Findley, Dr. 5. Loughridge. Ev,
y courtesy will be extended TO otl
81 physicians who send patients TO
u" hospital and who may desire to atte
b them. A private residence has bc
secured as lying-in ward and SC
% patients will bs gwen the best Of
'' tention by skilfull accoucher a
nurse having special training
o' such work. The service, both sur
cal and hospital will in every resp
o be equal to the best 20 be had in