Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-30
DR.H.A. LAO,) IS NEW
SUPERINTENDENT
Succeeds DR.. T. S. Brown at
Mary Fletcher Hospital--Dr.
Brown Enters War Service
DIRECTORS TAKE ACTION
DR.. Lndd Il state Health Inspector and
First of It's Kind in New England

An important action was taken by the
directors Of the Mary Fletcher hospital
Monday afternoon. when they appointed
Or. H. A. Ladd, of the state Board Of
Health staff and head of the new Proven
torium superintendent of the hospital to
succeed DR.. T. S. Brown. who has re-
ceived q commission as captain In the
United States army surgical service
through enlistment, entering service
July 1.
The directors at their afternoon meeting
accepted, with great regret. the resisna-
&ion Of Dr. Brown. and voted unanimously
to offer the position Of superintendent and
medical director to DR.. Ladd. Dr. Laid
in the evening notified the Hon. w. j..
Van Patten, president of the board or
directors, that he would accept the OFFER.
Dr. Ladd as inspector for the state
Board of Health has been taken into all
parts Of the commonwealth by his duties.
and he doubtless has as wide and as
thorough an acquaintance as any other
physician In Vermont, to say the least
He was born in North Hero. November ~
1876, and y, therefore. forty-oa1e years OF
age and IN the very prime of vigorous
young manhood. He graduated from the
Burlington high school In 1896. and from
the University Of Vermont's College or
Medicine in 1901. During that entire period
practically he was, connected In various
capacities with the Mary Fletcher hos
pital, doing service in this way to help
educate himself He Is not only thoroughly
acquainted with the hospital and its
work but he also knows what money
means, which is a very important
Qualification in this time of high cost of
living for a man at the head of great
institution that has as many patients and
others to feed and care for as some good
sized hotels.
After graduation DR.. Ladd was en-
gagged in the practice Of his profession
at Essex for ten years, having been
Rratifyingly successful The position
of influence he gained during that time
may be estimated from the fact that in
1910 he was elected to represent the town
in the Vermont Legislature, where he
served with credit to himself and his
constituents.
DR.. Ladd six years ago became con-
nected with the work of the State Board
of Health as inspector and epidemiologist.
His work involved the adjustment Of not
a few difficult situations. and the tact,
diplomacy and unvarying good sense ex-
such that the State board regrets ex-
ceedingly to dispense with his services.
However, the State authorities recognize
the importance Of having the right man
as executive head Of an institution so
closely related to the whole State as the
Mary Fletcher hospital, which Is in fact
doing its part for the promotion Of the
public health of the people Of Vermont as
q whole.
Evidence Of the esteem in which DR.
Ladd's qualifications as an executive are
held is to be found In the fact that he
and Mrs. Ladd were recently selected
to take charge of the Preventorium estab-
lished by the health authorities for this
region in Essex. This is the first institu-
ton OF its kind to be established in
any New England State. which is another
evidence of Vermont's progressiveness
The preparation of that institution for
service already Is we'll along and II ia ex-
pected it will be ready for work about
July !. the date Of DR.. Ladd's beginning
of service as superintendent Of the Mary
Fletcher hospital.
The plans for the operation Of the Pre-.
vantorium will not be changed as result
OF this latest move. Mrs. Ladd who Is a
graduate nurse from the Nurses school
at the Mary Fletcher hospital, will have
80 Nv ~. Aa"u
arrangements are made
1t is evident from what has already
been said that the call Of DR.. Ladd to the
position Of superintendent Of the Mary
Fletcher hospital was entirely unsolicited
on ms part HIS experience ana varied
quailhcatiohs combined 10 point 10 MIN at
the one man READY 10 step INTO THIS impor-
taht Work anu make success OF II. That
ne VIII nave the neart! cooperation OF
tine meolcai PROFESSION IN ms whole re-
gion Is indicateo py the way IN which
suggestioh or MS name TOT TINS position
,,ta, has sat NO. Which vii me ,s, ny" .h.