Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-30
The Hospitals and S0nituriums of SilUer
City and Grant County
nr ClIAnIIIls d. GlVEN.

by CHARLES q. GIVEN.
one OF the institutions OF which the
people OF silver city and Grant coun-
" are very proud OF. and justly 80,
Is tho Grant County hospital; or, as
Il ~ better known, the Ladies hos
pital The direction and manage
mesit Is In charge OF a board Of man
ayers, who against great odds, dis
couragements and disappolntmentsI
have faithfully built up an organi-
zation. with courage and patience
which IL TO be greatly commended.
The hospital Is located In silver
City, the county seat, and IL a small
adobe building with accommodations
for eleven patients. Beautiful build
ngs do not make efficient hospitals.
The work OF the Ladies hospital DEM
onstrates this. But attractive exter-
iorg and interiors, while not increas-
ing the efficiency, help 10 create al
cheerful atmosphere and add, OF
course, 10 the substantialness OF a.
town. Therefore, the ladies have
| naa-.-4s, s., sss,,e nee bees. shade
pubiic-to Duil0 an addition 20 the
hospital FIRST. In order to Increase the
efficiency OF the work, and second, 10
mike Il attractive that they may do
Ast'AA aiANAN N4NNA" saw ~ "N"fNf'
full"
During 1881 one hundred and forty
patients were treated ia the h0suital,
the majority OK the cases being emer-
geney and surgical cases. The hos-
pitol has the backing Nnd cordial sup
port OF the medical profession OF the
county.
"a. JOscph's sanatOrhm.
This Is the oldest private sanat0r-
ium this side Of tie Mississippi river
and was fsst opened In 1901 under
the radical direction OF Or. Il. s..
| Bullock. II is conducted by the Sis
ters Of Mercy and has accOmmoda-
lions for ihirty-iive patients. Il is
located outside the business center OF
the city on rising ground projected
from the prevailing north and west
winds BY hills, and overlooking a wide
range OF country beyond The noun
tnins OF old Mexico are within sight.
The institution consists OF two
buildings arranged about court
after the old California mission
style. They are one story s4s- and
one room In breadth, with norehes
outside and inside. upon which each
room opens by French Windows. Tho
result IL really a succession OF cot
tagos. having All the advantages and
mono OF the disadvantages of the cot
tago system. Each room has lie fire.
place. The main building has a large
recreation hall. The dining room and
kitchen. In separate building, are
reached by covered way pr oil
yer H. Hyde h the medical director.
The New Mcxica Cottage snnatorium,
This institution under tae medical
direction OF Dr. 4. s. Bullock ANA Or,
g. $. Peters WIS opened 90 the public
In 1906. "a h. located three miles
north Of Silver city and Is the larg-
est private institution for the trent-
men OF tuberculosis la the United
states.
suhnysidc sanatOfiuan.
This Institution Is built on the cot
tage plan, on a site consisting OF sew
enty acres 81 land one and one half
miles north OF the town Of silver cay.
The buildings consist of The admins
tratlon building the lnhrmary and a
number OF Individual cottages, be-
sides store room and corral buildings
The cottages are Of two kinds
frame and adobe. 10th open on uli
ANAl nANNH toN Nl"FtA NNhhiaAt'Af ANN
walls Of the adobe cottages are phase
tered and there IN rupning water ia
each one
There Is no resident physician la
attendance. but patients choose their
own doctor from among the physi-
clans of silver City. Mrs Higgins IS
the proprietor and manager The
rates are reasonable.
oak Grove Ranch
while this resort is listed under
the general head of sanatoriums, IT
is really Ia class by Itself as II is
the only place nf tE kind GA the
southwest. The ranch has been nt-
ted up a. a boarding place FOR in
cipient and cOnyaioscent tuhercular
patients u o. not sanatorlum Ia
any sense lHiirmary or bed ridden
caseh are not taken as there is no
equipment 90 properly take care for
them, The 0hject off Oak Grove ~
10 care for the cases that have so far
recovered that they no longer need