The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-15
DENISON HOSPITAL
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just clio ing. We believe that few
people, who have not the ms Ives been
patients in our hospital. realize the
number of patients cur hospital is car
ing for and the amount of good this
community really derives from this
institution.
Thus far our death rate is lower
than that of any similar institution in
this country giving out detailed re-
port. 1t matters little what your ills
may be, our institution is prepared to
give you prompt. efficient. scientific
care and treatment. We do not hest.
tate to say that the surgical and medi-
cal ability of our staff of surgeons and
physicians is of an extraordinary high
standard. and the records of their
work in this institution wi bear out
our statement; but for those who be-
lieve that all great knowledge, skill
and ability necessarily repose in the
minds and bodies of outside surgeons,
let US say to these that we are in
= position to grant your choice of
surgeons, (if your case is surgicaD
from Omaha, Council Bluffs. or Sioux
City, for sum usually less and at
no time more, than you should have
to pay him were you to go TO such
surgeons IN his own city and be
operated upon there. Here is what
you save by coming to your home in
stitution if have an outside surgeon
you must.-railway fares and hotel
bills for yourself, relatives and
friends who would see you during
your confinement in the city hospital;
0eides, you are where your relatives
friends can see you any time that
pndition will permit; you save
< of being grated; and you
Fat your Immediate calling your
family physicin for counsel and ad-
vice, and your hospital service costs
you no more at home, is equal if not
the superior. and is more home like
than what you will get in the city.
Taking all things into consideration
that enter into the proper treatment
and care of the sick. knowing what
our institution is doing along that line
as compared with other hospitals. we
know that we merit your patronage
and undivided support both moral and
financial.
It is generally conceded by every
one at all familiar with the subject
that hospitals are the center of chari-
ty. Hospitals are not money making
concerns in themselves. They do fur
nish market for TO. d stuffs and en-
ployment to goodly number of peo-
pie. However, they do make money
and fame for the physicians and sur
geons who are fortunate enough to get
on hospital stats.
We have often heard it said that
the good people of Denison and Craw-
ford county. who are charitably in
clined and have the means wherewith
to help along a charitable cause with
out such help being burden to them
selves. would gladly help the Denison
Hospital were il not conducted by pri-
vate parties, but, son the other hand.
were it conducted by some church or
society whose sole aim is said to be
charity. At the present time the
Denison Hospital is conducted by the
author of this article and Mrs. john
son. Our greatest efforts have been
TO conduct the hospital at all times in
. manner becoming to the best of hos
pitfalls that the sick of this community
might be as we'll cared for as the sick
in those communities blessed with 9
larger hospital. How we'll we may
have succeeded along this line. we are
perfectly willing to leave the answe,
to those who have been patients il
our institution. Now for our part We
cannot see any difference except ir
the point of numbers, in q society con.
sisting of two individuals or one
consisting of ten thousand or more
individuals 80 long as they are en-
gsged in the same kind of work AND
give the community by which they
are supported an equal and like SER
vice.
To those who are anxious to aid
.sAe hospital cause in Denison, but are
withholding THAR moral and financial
seaport for the day when some church
society will take up the hospital work
here. we are inclined to believe you
will still be waiting when Gabriel
blows bis trumpet unless we shall
have a greater Denison with more
factories. shops, etc. None of these
so-called charitable societies will con-
duet hospital any considerable lengt