The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-29
AMERICANS TO OPEN HOSPITAL
 IN NEAR EAST

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 29 (byI Associated Press) Americans in Constantinople have established a hos pital which is designed eventually to be the nucleus of an important Amer ican medical center in the Near East Admiral Bristol, the American high commissioner, is chairman of the hos pitfalls board of directors which in- cludes G. B. Randall, the American commissioner and president of the American Chamber of Commerce; Major G. C1afiin Davis, director of the American Red Cross in the Near East; Colonel James U. Coombs, director of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East; Dr. Mary Mills Pat rick, president of Constantinople Col lege of Women; Dr. w. W. Peet, rep. resenting the various American mis- sionary boards, and Mrs. Huntingdon, representing Robert college.
 Equipment for the hospital. which will have 100 beds, will be supplied by the American Red Cross. The person nel will be supplied by the American Red Cross and the American Commit. tee for Relief in the Near East, both of which have many doctors and nurses working in Turkey among war I refugees of various nationalities.
 Dr. A. R. Hoover, who lived for many years in Turkey, will be director of the hospital, and Dr. Ellie Richards Graf, formerly physician to Vassar l college and a member of the Wellesly ! unit of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, will be his assistant. Mrs. Anna B. Rothrock of ! Glenside, Pa., will be superintendent of nurses and her assistants will be Miss A. Estelle Sutton of Detroit, Miss Roberta K. Sharpe of New York and Miss Mary B. Coughlin of Acton Cen ter, Mass.
 Constantinople College for Women will open school for nurses in con- nection with the hospital and within year will open a womans medical col lege to afford medical training for women of the Balkan states. Admis- sion to the school will be open to women of all mationalities and re- ligions. The Rockefeller Foundation has promised to send board of in spection to Constantinop1e and the hospital board hopes to get the assist ance of that organization in a general improvement of health and medical conditions in the Near East.
 The need for a hospital for English speaking patients is very urgent American firms are opening branches 1 in Constantinople every week. This has become a great rendezvous for the | American navy. The Young Mems l Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association have 1 large organizations, in addition to many relief and missionary bodies which are constantly in need of hos pital space for their personnel. Under the direction of the Constan- tinople unit of the American Commit tee for Relief in the Near East, an open-air hospital for tuberculous chil- dren has also been established on the shore of the Bosphorus few miles north of Constantinople. This hos pital is under the direction of Dr. Ellie Richards Graft It has 50 beds and is designed as a model institution which the Americans hope to get the Turkish Greek, Armenian and Jewish communities to duplicate.
 The new American hospital has leased a large private residence in Stamboul the Turkish section of Con- stantinople.
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