Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-20
Ownership and Conduct Hospital Is
Explained In Reply To Open Letter
Asking Details Regarging Drive

ASAAAA5 OSSAO
To the Editor, would like to ~
a few questions through your pape
and would like to have some one
authority answer them for the benefi
Of many.
In regard to the new hospital, who's
hospital is it2 The papers say he'll
build "your' hospital OF course. tn
title must be in some person or corpor
atoms name. whose will it beg
l heard a man offering to bet tina
some two or three men OF som,
Church" would own it and run it TO
profit. and that no one without none,
would be treated there. Now il one Il
too poor TO pay will he be cared fol
there? l am not helping to build q
hospital for the city or any one else
to make money off it, unless they will
care for the poor as well as the rich
IL anyone will answer these questions
j. as well as others, will be very glad,
we want the truth about it. l want to
see a good Samaritan hospital, all men
are brothers and / am
ONE OF THEM.
la answering the above concerning
the New Hospital"
There are three questions specifical-
ly asked
Ist-Whose hospital is il?
2nd-In whose name is the hospital
incorporated?
3rd--If one is too poor to pay will
they be cared for there?
The hospital is strictly a public In.
siitution owned by the citizens of Sa-
lem and Marion county 1t is inoorpor-
ated under the name of the Salem
Hospital association; the association
being the public. See articles of ineor-
p0ration to follow
IL is managed by board of control
composed Of Is members who are APP
pointed in the following manner:
BY committee consisting OF the
mayor of Salem. the Judge of Marion
county and the president of the COM
mercial club.
BY the Salem members of the tr.-
county Medical society of Marion, Polk
and Yamhill counties, and by Id di-
Pectors above appointed to be selected
from the Oregon Children's Aid so
eiety.
The said board shall be divided into
three groups Of members each.
nna prnttp npnoiptad fr,. a ,Na,.,..1 q
one year
One group appointed for period OF
two years.
One group appointed for period of
three years.
There is no possible chance for any
person. or persons or private interests
or corporation to ever get control OF
the hospital.
Under the terms of the granting the
Hospital association the property it
now holds. ii is understood and agreed
that such property shall be used for |
hospital purposes only, and shall be a !
non-profit sharing institution
There never shall be any lien or
mortgages placed against the institu-
ton. and If any OF these provisions are
violated the property reverts back to
The donors, "The Oregon Children's |
Aid Society"
The institution Is strictly a public |
one and as such must of necessity be !
non-sectarian and conducted for the |
benefit of the community.
without doubt, it viii receive n
greater patronage from the poor and |
middle class of people, who are entlt- !
led TO the same care effort and sclen- !
fific attention as those of wealth.
This institution is strongly non-pro-
Tit sharing. II is run by the people and |
for the people,
Whatever funds are received for SER |
vices goes to maintenance and equip !
ment, and cannot be used for any 9TH |
~ purpose.
When first started, 1t had about one
thousand dollars, and has since that
time accumulated funds and property
valued at s65,0o000, which assets
form the neucles for the new $4,000
hospital to be built,
II Is the plan and idea. and the pur-
pose of the hospital to mako only such 7,
charges that will provide for main
lainence and necessary extension and
whenever funds commence to accumu.
hate beyond this the only procedure
would be a reduction Of charges.
The past record of the hospital
shows that innumerahle cases of char
lty has been cared for ana without
The following articles OF incorpora-
lion should be clear to all:
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION.
know all men by these presents
That we, the undersigned. do hereby
associate ourselves together as a body
corporate, under the General Incor
poration Laws, Of the state OF Oregon,
And do hereby make and adopt the fol.
lowing Articles of Incorporation
Article I.
The name assumed by this corpura-
ion, and by which It shall be known,
. the salem Hospital" and its dura-
ion shall be perpetual
Article III.
The enterprise, business, pursuit and
'ccupation in which this corporation
proposes TO engage is the care of the
''ck, the relief Of the needy and suffer-
hg. ana particularly to establish and
nalnsain a public and private hospital,
q se conducted Independent OF sec.
afisin. and to be open to persons ;of
Whatever sect or creed and also for
he purpose Of benevolenee ana char
ty.
Article Ill.