The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-24
HOW JACKSON,
CIVIC LEAGUE RUNS
A MODERN HOSPITAL
RECORD THAT SHOULD BE d.
pLiCATED EASILY IN
THIS CITY.
SMALL COST OF MAINTENANCE
institution Is Full All the Time Of
Pay Patients Besides Taking Care
of Large Number That Cannot A.
ford Expense of Hospital.

OF Large Number mat cannot AT
ford Expense of Hospital.
Jackson's experience in securing
equipping and maintaining hospita
wilr be of much interest here at this
time. 1t certainly ought not to be
hard to duplicate in the rich county oil
Maury what was done in Madison
county, a county with smaller pop
ulation and with not much over hall
the wealth Of this county.
The following correspondence will
be Of value:
Mr.. Hutton's Letter.
March IL, 191l-Nrs. y. y. Ever.
EFT, City: Dear Mrs. Everett
herewith enclose document which !
am sure will be Of interest to you. !
was with Mr.. Fisher in Nashville
some days since, and asked him for
information, in regard to the hospital
at Jackson, and as he could not an
swer all questions, what he did say,
however, was very favorable to the
hospital, he said he would get further
information and send to me, which he
has done, as you see. With best
wishes, | am, Yours truly,
JOE L. HUTTON"
Jackson, Tenn, March 14,1911.
Mr.. J. l.. Hutton, Columbia, Tenn.
Dear Mr.. Hutton:
Il enclose herewith a communica-
tion from the secretary Of the Jack
son Civic League, bearing date of
the 7th inst, which | have been hold
ing for further information as to the
size and cost of the Civic League hos
pital. Also cost of surgical equip
ment. | have been promised this in
formation from time to time, but as
yet without results. When received
I will forward TO you.
81 notice in the public print of
your whirlwind campaign and that by
noon forty per cent had been raised.
I guess by now you must have the
full amount subscribed. I congratu-
late you and feel sure of your sue
cess. Yours truly,
"F. B. FISHER.
From Civic League.
Jackson, Tenn, March Kings
Columbia, Tenn:
1.-THE information that the Kings |
Of Columbia were contem- |
plating the erection Of hospital
came to the Civic League through |
Mr. F. B. Fisher, of this city, and It
gives me great pleasure to give you
. brief outline of our plans, and the
way we executed them.
I'm 1906 there was no hispitaI in
Jackson at all (since that time Drs.
Cook have a small private one) and
he Civic League was formed with the
dea of just renting small place and
rying to maintain that However,
hat plan was discouraged by the ply
'icians and subscription taken by
he women-a canvass was made and
of every description
,iven, to raise the necessary funds,
Now we have beautiful, modern
10000 hospital consisting of seven
private rooms, three wards, with su-
room, Offices, operating
DOM, etc., etc. After the building
vas completed, different ones furnish
ID rooms as memorials, though none
re endowed, and shower was given
O which the entire city was invited,
md all the linens, china, chairs,
ugs, etc. for the building we're
brought in at that shower.
THE hospital now has superin-
endent, or head nurse, at salary Of
$500. She pays her own laundry
md has charge of the entire building,
md the three girls in training. They
ret a salary of $500 per month, and
aundry, and the different physicians
n town lecture to them twice week.
1t the end Of two years they get
liploma and go out as full fledged
lurses, as the school is incorporated.
rhe city and county both have appro-
,riated $1,000 per year. which insures
he keeping open of the hospital
should it not prove self-sustaining.
Iowever, since It's opening last June
We have had 1t full all the time of pay
to say nothing of the char
ty patients that have been cared for.
ANY physician in good standing
With the county medical association
nay bring his patients.
81 hope our ideas may be Of some
ervice to you, and if have failed to
naIe rnvseIf clear will he glad IL