The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-14
Plans To Secure Erection of New
Hospital Discussed by Doc
tors and Hospital Directors
COMMITTEE TO SECURE PLANS
Estimates Gu the Construction Of a Hos
pital VIII be Secured and Then
a Crusade fer funds
Needed Made

PlanS Tor new and greater KenOSha
hospital were inauguTated at meet
ing held at the auditorium of the Y.
NJ. G. a. building on Thursday even
ing at which time the directors of the
Kenosha Hospital Association were the
guests of the Kenosha County Medical
Society and a, thorough discussion was
had Of the conditions at the hospital
and the demands Of the city along this
line. AS a result of the meeting a
committee from the medical society
will cooperate with the directors of
the association in an effort to secure
plans and specifications for a new in.
stitution in Kenosha and after esti-
mates have been received on these
plans and specifications and the asso-
citation is advised of just what money
will be needed for the hospital start
will be made to raise the funds neces-
sary The members of the Board of
directors Of the association and the
physicians believe that this work can
be accomplished so that the new hospi-
tol can be built during the year 1910.
The discussion of the present condi-
tions at the hospital brought out the
fact that the hospital was entirely too
small for the demands of the city at
the present time. For months the
wards have been over-croWded and the
five private rooms IN the. building are
always in demand. It was the con
sensus of opinion among the physicians
that had the hospital twenty-five pri-
waite rooms every one Of them could be
keep operated the year around. When
the Kenosha hospital was first opened
it was regarded more or less as an in
poorer classes Of the people, but this
idea has long since been dissipated
and at the present time the hospital is
being used by the best and more
wealthy classes Of people in the city.
For months the demands on the hos
pital have been greater than could be
filed. The members of the Board of
Directors decided on a. practical plan
to carry out to secure new hospital
and on the request Of the Board of
Directors the physicians society. Will
name committee to cooperate with
the directors in getting out preliminary
plans for the new hospital. 1t is the
plan to have this joint committee visit
all the leading hospitals in the sur
rounding cities in order to get the
best possible ideas of up-to-date plans
for the proposed new hospital. After
this committee has made it's investiga-
tions an architect will be employed to
make plans and specifications for the
new building and these plans will be
shown to the people of the city and
they will be given chance to express
their approval Of them. After this is
done contractors will be asked to bid
on the plans and when actual figures
on the cost of the construction of the
building are secured the work Of rails
ing the money needed will be started.
In this manner the directors of the
association will be able to tell the peo-
pie just what money will be necessary
for the building and just what sort of a
/ building will be given the people for
their money.
The plan met with the full endorse
ment Of the members of the Board of
Directors and the members Of the
Medical Society.
/ Tho aSconia+ion now hoe on hand q
little over $4,000 in a permanent build
ing fund which was the gift of George
Yule. It is thought that hospital
suitable to the present demands of Ke-
nosha would cost in the neighborhood
of 100000. Several well known men
of the city have signi;fed willingness
to aid in the building of the hospital
if a. satisfactory plan can be agreed
upon.